Newcastle want £30m midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon as French side struggle for cash - Paper Round

Newcastle chase Guimaraes deal Newcastle United are trying to rush through the remaining possible deals left on the table in the January transfer window, with the Mail saying that Bruno Guimaraes is an option. The 24-year-old Brazilian international can operate as a holding midfielder, and Eddie Howe is keen to bolster his squad after they made the signings of Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood already.

Ad/> /> TransfersRonaldo threatens to quit Man Utd this summer – Paper Round19/01/2022 AT 22:53 Paper Round’s view: Guimaraes is 24 and would cost around £30 million given Lyon’s financial problems. He is also wanted by Juventus and Arsenal, who have not moved for him in this window and it gives them the chance to add a player who otherwise might have joined a major European side — but it still is not necessarily enough to keep the club out of the Championship.

Read the full story Tagliafico desperate for Barca deal Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico has halted talks with all other interested sides as he chases a move to Barcelona. Napoli, Marseille, Aston Villa and Chelsea were also linked but the 29-year-old left-sided defender wants to make sure he can move to Spain, hoping that a compromise agreement can be struck with the current Dutch champions.

/> Paper Round’s view: Tagliafico will be hoping that Ajax are willing to compromise to allow the deal to happen and he has put in a few years of reliable service in the Netherlands. At 29 he probably has one chance left to sign up for a major team and challenge for major honours, so it is understandable he wants the club to grant him the option to work with Xavi Hernandez in Catalonia.