Guimaraes completes £75m Arsenal move from Newcastle

Arsenal add another major signing

The 28-year-old, who has signed a four-year deal with the option of a further year, called the switch one of the “toughest decisions” of his life after four and a half years at St James’ Park.

As Arsenal’s newest arrival in this summer’s transfer window, he leaves as the first captain in seven decades to lift a major domestic trophy for Newcastle, having beaten Liverpool in the 2025 Carabao Cup final.

Guimaraes said he received a welcome message from midfielder Declan Rice reading: “Come here and please no more fights, now we’re friends”, a nod to his complicated history with the Gunners.

"I need a challenge like this. I want to win trophies, I want to make history and I think I’m in the right place to do it. I’m so excited to start."

- Bruno Guimaraes

Newcastle wished the player and his family well, the BBC reported. Arsenal are not expected to stop there, with Mikel Arteta set to chase a new winger and a centre-back before the window shuts, according to the Mirror.