Newcastle reject Guimaraes bid from Arsenal

Arsenal's opening bid for Bruno Guimaraes has been rejected by Newcastle. The Premier League champions are now in direct talks with Newcastle over a deal for their captain. Guimaraes is in Spain to report back for their pre-season training camp in La Manga. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Arsenal news & transfers🔴⚪Newcastle fixtures & scores | FREE Newcastle PL highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch Newcastle games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺The 28-year-old told Newcastle bosses last month he wants to join Arsenal this summer.Newcastle want their captain to stay and he has two years left on his contract plus a club-held option for a third. Arsenal are now discussing internally whether to go back in with an improved offer. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Monterosa cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Monterosa cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Monterosa cookies for this session only. Guimaraes, who joined the Magpies in 2022 from Lyon for £40m, has made 195 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 31 goals. Also See: Transfer Centre LIVE on your phone! Papers - latest headlines Premier League ins and outs Stream the Premier League with no contract Earlier on Monday, Guimaraes was on his way to meet up with Newcastle United at their pre-season camp in Spain.He had left Brazil on Sunday, when it was widely reported he was expected to be arriving in La Manga.However, Guimaraes is arriving at the Spain training camp in agreement with the club and is now set to join the group. Last week, he called now departed head coach Eddie Howe the "king of this club" following his exit from St James' Park.Howe's resignation came amid Arsenal's interest in Guimaraes, who has praised his former boss.In an Instagram post, Guimaraes wrote the words over a picture of Howe: "King of this club!! Thanks for everything you've done for us."I loved enjoying our time together. Thanks for making me a better player and person! No words I can say will really say how much I enjoyed being our player. Wish you all the very best in your future, gaffer."