Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is personally keen on bringing Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes to the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/a> won the Premier League title last season and also reached the final of the Champions League.<\/p>\n However, Arsenal manager Arteta<\/a> and sporting director Andrea Berta are keen on adding more quality players to the squad to maintain their competitiveness.<\/p>\n Signing a midfielder has emerged as a top priority for Arsenal, with Guimaraes<\/a> a top target.<\/p>\n Arsenal have had a verbal offer for Guimaraes already turned down<\/a>, with Newcastle adamant that they will not sell the midfielder.<\/p>\n Transfer guru Romano<\/a> has brought an update on the future of the Brazil international midfielder.<\/p>\n READ: Record-breaking Tottenham deal makes \u00a380m Arsenal move for World Cup star \u2018even tougher\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n The Italian journalist has reported that after selling Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur and Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, Newcastle<\/a> are not under financial pressure to sell another of their top stars in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Romano has also noted that the 28-year-old, who is playing for Brazil at the ongoing 2026 World Cup, is Arsenal\u2019s top midfield target, with Arteta personally keen on a deal for him this summer.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to sign Bruno Guimaraes<\/p>\n Romano said about Arsenal, Newcastle and Guimaraes on his YouTube channel<\/a>: \u201cGuys, obviously, Newcastle sold Sandro Tonali, Newcastle sold Anthony Gordon, so now Newcastle don\u2019t have any intention to let Bruno Guimaraes go.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the same time, Arsenal had a bid rejected, \u00a355million.<\/p>\n \u201cMikel Arteta is a big fan of the player, so what I can tell you in addition to all of this is that he really, really likes the player.<\/p>\n