Jamie Carragher names price Arsenal must pay to sign Bruno Guimaraes

Arsenal are in talks to sign Brazil star Bruno Guimaraes (Photo: Getty)

Jamie Carragher has told Arsenal how they can sign Bruno Guimaraes this summer transfer window, after Newcastle United rejected their £55million opening bid .

Mikel Arteta is keen to strengthen his midfield and is ready to make another offer, even if Newcastle have zero interest in selling their captain.

The Magpies are facing a huge rebuild this summer, with many of their star players linked with moves away following a poor season where they failed to qualify for Europe.

Anthony Gordon has already departed for Barcelona, while Guimaraes’ midfield partner Sandro Tonali is a top target for Tottenham, with a £75m bid for the Italian rebuffed last week.

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While Newcastle consider Guimaraes untouchable, it is said an offer in the region of £85m to £100m could persuade them to part ways with Tonali, who has also been tentatively linked with Manchester United and Manchester City.

Carragher is convinced they will not sell both midfielders at once, suggesting that the Gunners can only get their man if they outbid rivals Spurs.

‘Newcastle now under Eddie Howe , he built a brilliant team, won a trophy, got Champions League football twice,’ the Liverpool legend said on Sky Sports News.

Jamie Carragher says ‘Guimaraes is a wonderful player’ (Photo: Getty)

‘Not a great season for them last season, but it just almost feels like that team is sort of breaking up now. Anthony Gordon has gone, Tonali is looking like he may move on. I think there’s been a bid for Arsenal as well today for Bruno Guimaraes.

‘Guimaraes is a wonderful player. He’s loved up there, maybe he’s getting a little bit frustrated at seeing all his mates getting linked with moves or looking like they’re going, and maybe he’s put a story out – or he and his people have, I don’t know – or maybe it is a genuine bid from Arsenal.

‘I can understand that. As I said, I think he can play for the top teams – he’s playing central midfield now for Brazil in the World Cup , so that shows the quality the lad has.

Can Newcastle afford to lose both Sandro Tonali and Guimaraes? (Photo: Getty)

‘But I think if Anthony Gordon goes and Tonali, I think if you lose any more, it’s probably too much then, really.

‘I think Guimaraes and Tonali both leave a huge hole for Newcastle to fill. So, I think they probably lose one of them, and it would probably come down to who is getting offered the most money for.’

There are other names on Arsenal’s midfield shortlist, including Bournemouth’s Alex Scott, West Ham’s Matheus Fernandes and indeed Tonali, who was actually offered to the Gunners in January.

It is said, the 26-year-old would prefer Arsenal over Spurs, who have moved quickly this window, completing deals for Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson and Martin Dubravka.

‘I think you can see straight away with Roberto De Zerbi , he wants to get things done quickly, bring his own players there as soon as possible, before pre-season starts,’ Carragher added.

‘They have made a lot of signings early on, he’s not messing about. He did a really good job when he came in, kept them up.

‘But he’s not at Tottenham to be in the middle of the table. He wants to be getting Tottenham back challenging for those Champions League positions.

‘He’s a top coach and it looks like he’s attracting some top players and Tonali is that.’