Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes has opened up on his conversation with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola over the weekend.
The two Premier League professionals went head to head on Saturday afternoon, as the reigning top-flight Champions dismissed of the north-east club courtesy of goals from Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.
However, while Manchester City’s scoreline may look the more convincing of the two, the display put on by their opponents from Newcastle was more than commendable, and manager Pep Guardiola was keen to praise one of Eddie Howe’s players in particular.
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Speaking upon receiving the North-East Football Writers’ Player of the Year on Sunday, Bruno Guimaraes told those in attendance, “He (Pep Guardiola) told me that I was a good player.
However, the 25 year-old was keen to stress that it was merely an admirable conversation, and nothing of the sort that would equate to concrete transfer rumours linking the Brazilian with a move to the Etihad Stadium in the coming months.
The former Olympique Lyonnais star was asked however, if he can achieve his ambitions at Newcastle United and emulate the success of Pep Guardiola and Manchester City with the club, to which he boldly responded, “I think we can.
This club will be in the Champions League every year in the future.”
While the Club will sound out potential alternatives in the event of a failed pursuit of the England star, with the likes of James Maddison, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount all having been linked to the Etihad, Bruno Guimaraes’ comments would suggest that he can be ruled out of the equation.
Guimaraes has played an integral role in the growth of Newcastle United as a Premier League powerhouse under Eddie Howe, after joining the club in January 2022 for a fee reported to be in the region of £40 million.
