 And Goal claim that they are now preparing to offer him a bumper new contract to secure his long-term future. The Magpies are said to be ready to make him the highest paid player in their squad, handing him a wage in the region of £200,000 per week. They certainly have the money to do that given their Saudi billions and they also received another boost to their hopes of keeping him on Sunday. Guimara){kind=link}
Guimaraes has starred for Newcastle since he arrived in January, helping them to charge into the top four this season, and he is now being eyed by several top teams amid those performances
Newcastle United are reportedly preparing to hand Bruno Guimaraes a bumper new contract as Chelsea eye a potential bid for the midfielder.
The Brazilian only joined the Magpies in January in a £40million move from Lyon and quickly proved to be one of the signings of the winter window. This season, Guimaraes has started nine games as Eddie Howe ‘s men have charged into the top four of the Premier League, losing just once.
Despite Newcastle now being backed by the billions of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investment fund, there is concern that he could leave St James Park. A number of top European clubs are becoming increasingly interested in the 24-year-old.
One of those teams is thought to be Chelsea, with Goal Brasil reporting that the Blues are ‘studying a proposal’ to target him in the January transfer window. An offer has not yet been submitted and they will only push through a deal when the winter window opens.