Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal transfer twist as major new update revealed

It was reported on Sunday that the Brazil midfielder was likely to undergo a medical with Arsenal on Monday as he closes in on a transfer worth around £80million.However, Sky Sports reported on Monday morning that Guimaraes was actually en route to join the Newcastle squad at their base in La Manga instead.Per The Chronicle, it is believed that Guimaraes - who is understood to have informed Newcastle in July of his desire to join Arsenal - left his native Brazil for Spain on a commercial flight on Sunday night, as agreed with the club.Arsenal are ready to launch an ambitious move for Vinicius Jr amid his ongoing contract stand-off with Real Madrid, where he now has left than 12 months to run on his existing deal.Read MoreThe Gunners also triggered their £34.5m option to convert Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie’s season-long loan move from Bayer Leverkusen into a permanent transfer.