‘Aggressive’ £160,000-an-hour star ready to leave Newcastle as soon as January

Amid a season of inconsistency, Newcastle United he could lose one of the Eddie HoweThe Russian star who is reportedly ready to leave as soon as the January transfer window.

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It has been one step forward and two steps back for the Magpies during the current campaign, with Howe’s side feeling the full impact of Newcastle’s failure to recruit enough reinforcements in the summer transfer window. Sporting director Paul Mitchell has spent most of his time chasing the signature of Mark Gehi, to keep the defender in place at Crystal Palace.

Now, with a chance to make up for lost time, those at St James’ Park have already been linked with moves for the likes of Yohan Bakayoko and Brentford’s Brian Mbeumothe quality of which Newcastle’s back line is all too familiar.

That’s what he said Hove was quick to quash any rumors of a January arrival unless Newcastle raise funds by selling several fringe players. He told reporters, as reported by Newcastle World: “I keep saying the same thing about January, I wouldn’t expect us to be in a position to be too active in the market as it stands right now.” Things can change, if we change players, it’s different of course, but if you don’t change players, I expect us to be fine.

With that in mind, the Magpies would have no choice but to turn to the transfer market next month. According to The Times, as reported by Caught Offside, Bruno Guimaraes is now ready to leave Newcastle as soon as January amid interest from Premier League champions Manchester City.

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The Blues are in desperate need of reinforcements and appear to have identified the Brazilian as a candidate to replace the injured Rodri, which would be a major blow for Newcastle.

Losing Bruno would end Newcastle’s European hopes

In a season that has yet to go to plan, Newcastle can ill afford to lose their best player in Guimaraes. If those on Tyneside are to return to the Champions League after their fantastic run in 2022/23, then retaining such players and not losing them to Premier League rivals from all over is more important than ever.

What should worry Newcastle, however, is the Manchester City boss’ previous praise Pep Guardiola considered a talented midfielder, telling reporters as reported by the Daily Mail back in March: “He’s an exceptional midfielder. He’s aggressive, with or without the ball. He’s aggressive in set-pieces and he’s a real, complete midfielder since he’s been at Lyon and now at a club that wants to grow and grow. .”

Earnings reported £160,000 a weekGuimaraes wouldn’t exactly disrupt City’s current wages in another worrying sign for Newcastle. At the very least, the Magpies must keep hold of their star until the end of the current campaign, even if they are then forced into the summer transfer window.