Newcastle fear Bruno Guimaraes' exit due to FFP constraint & European interest

The club will be forced to sell many top players due to FFP

According to Sun Online, Newcastle United has an “uphill” struggle to hang on to midfield sensation Bruno Guimaraes.

In order to meet FFP requirements, Eddie Howe is aware that he must offload players. Additionally, his Brazilian midfielder has aspirations to compete in the Champions League in addition to being a target for several clubs.Due to this, PSG have placed the player, who has a £100 million release clause, on red alert. Arsenal and Manchester United are reportedly keen on Guimaraes as well, but PSG is said to be first in line.

A source said: “Newcastle face an uphill battle to retain Bruno over the Summer.

“He’s one of the best midfielders in the world and has been on the radar of PSG for more than a year. “They will have funds in the summer and wouldn’t blink at meeting the release clause.

“Eddie Howe won’t want to lose the player, but the matter may end up being taken totally out of his hands due to FFP.” “They’ve been tracking Bruno for a long time, and it’s no secret that he’s top of their wish list.

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In January 2022, the Tyneside team paid £35 million to recruit the Brazilian, and he has since become one of their most valuable and important players.He boasts 13 goals in 98 games with the Magpies. Guimaraes, who earns £160,000 a week, signed a deal earlier this year, extending his contract until 2028.Howe has previously expressed his worries about St. James’ Park’s FFP constraints and clarified that the team is in a situation where they must sell in order to purchase.

“They face losing Mbappe in the Summer so the heat will be on the owners to bring in big names to appease the fans.

“Bruno also has fond links to France so PSG are confident they can get the player out of the club and over to Paris.”

Speaking in January, he said: “In an ideal world, given the freedom to act we would have brought players in already. But we’re not in that situation. Financial Fair Play is a problem and we’re having to navigate around that.

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