(Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from French aspect Olympique Lyonnais on a four-and-a-half-year deal, the Premier League membership mentioned on Sunday as they battle to keep away from relegation.
Financial particulars of the switch weren’t disclosed by the golf equipment, however a supply near the negotiations advised Reuters earlier that Newcastle paid 40 million euros ($44.57 million) for the 24-year-old.
Guimaraes bagged six assists in 25 video games in all competitions this season for Lyon, whom he joined from Athletico Paranaense in 2020.
“Bruno is a vastly thrilling expertise and has been certainly one of our main targets so I’m delighted to safe him. He strengthens the group instantly prepared for the problem forward,” supervisor Eddie Howe mentioned in a membership assertion https://www.nufc.co.uk/information/latest-news/newcastle-united-sign-brazil-international-bruno-guimaraes.
Guimaraes additionally received gold with Brazil on the Tokyo Olympics final yr.
He turns into Newcastle’s third signing for the reason that membership’s takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in October. Striker Chris Wood and proper again Kieran Trippier joined earlier this month.
Newcastle are 18th within the league on 15 factors after 21 matches, one level away from the security zone. They are because of host Everton on Feb. 8 after the worldwide break.
($1 = 0.8974 euros)
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru, modifying by Pritha Sarkar)
