Newcastle do not want to lose Bruno Guimaraes and the club are adamant he is not for sale.
It is understood Arsenal have not yet made an approach.
Outsiders may coldly argue that this is the time for Newcastle to sell Guimaraes, given he turns 29 in November.
But Guimaraes is Newcastle’s captain and talisman.
Such is his quality, he went top of the World Cup assists leaderboard by teeing up Gabriel Martinelli’s late winner against Japan. A fourth assist in four games, at the highest level. This is the measure of the player.
Even measured staff behind the scenes at Newcastle openly talk about him being an “inspirational” figure.
Newcastle have lost plenty of games when Guimaraes has featured, of course, but Howe’s side failed to win any of the 12 league fixtures he missed between August 2022 and February 2026.
Former team-mate Emil Krafth experienced Guimaraes’ influence at first hand after spending four and a half years with the midfielder at Newcastle.
“He’s the most important player in the team,” Krafth said. “He manages the game so well, both physically and technically.
“I hope they can keep him.
“There’s a lot of rumours surrounding him, which is not surprising because he’s had a good World Cup and a great season.”
