Arsenal on alert after Bruno Guimarães tells Newcastle he wants to leave

Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimarães has informed Newcastle United that he wants to leave the club and join Premier League champions Arsenal, having held talks with Arsenal representatives last month. Arsenal are believed to be preparing an offer of around £60m for the player, though Newcastle have not yet received any formal contact. The development comes as a fresh blow for Newcastle, who have already lost Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, and follows Guimarães missing a penalty in Brazil's World Cup last-16 defeat against Norway on Sunday.