MADRID (Reuters) – Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes is ready to be a part of Newcastle United for a switch charge of 40 million euros ($45 million), a supply close to the negotiations instructed Reuters on Wednesday regardless that his membership Olympique Lyonnais denied any deal had been reached.
Reuters understands that the 24-year-old will bear a medical over the weekend in Brazil as he’s in South America on worldwide obligation.
The supply instructed Reuters that Newcastle agreed to all of the situations requested by Lyon and Guimaraes had agreed private phrases to be a part of the Premier League membership.
Earlier on Wednesday, the French membership issued a press release saying: “Olympique Lyonnais categorically denies the false data disseminated by many media reporting an settlement between Newcastle and OL for the switch of Brazilian worldwide midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
“In this switch window interval the place the slightest hearsay is commonly introduced as actuality, Olympique Lyonnais reminds that solely data formally launched by the membership is to be considered.”
Guimaraes, who received gold with Brazil on the Tokyo Olympics final 12 months, joined Lyon from Athletico Paranaense in January 2020.
In a battle to keep away from relegation, Newcastle have already signed striker Chris Wood and rightback Kieran Trippier through the January switch window.
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(Reporting by Fernando Kallas, modifying by Pritha Sakar)
