Newcastle Targets Premier League Star’s Brother as Potential Replacement for Bruno Guimarães Amid Arsenal’s Transfer Pursuit
NEWCASTLE has supposedly chosen Felix Nmecha as their top candidate to take over from Bruno Guimaraes.
It is expected that the Magpies will let go of their captain before the new Premier League season kicks off, with Arsenal likely to conclude his transfer shortly.
Sources suggest that Guimaraes’s transfer to the Gunners will entail a fee of around £80 million.
While there have been no official confirmations, Newcastle is proactively seeking a replacement.
According to reports from the French outlet L’Equipe, Nmecha is seen as the club’s main target.
The midfielder, who represented Germany in the World Cup earlier this summer, is the younger sibling of Leeds United’s Lukas Nmecha.
He currently plays for Borussia Dortmund, following a transfer from Wolfsburg three years ago.
Before his tenure in Germany, Nmecha developed at Manchester City, where he made three appearances for the first team.
The details regarding the fee Newcastle would need to pay for the 25-year-old remain unspecified.
Nevertheless, the Magpies are believed to be aware of Dortmund’s primary financial expectations.
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Nmecha featured 42 times for the Bundesliga side last season, netting five goals and providing three assists.
In the World Cup, he started all four matches for Germany but spent just 45 minutes in their surprising exit in the last-32 against Paraguay.
There are also suggestions that Manchester United is considering a move for Nmecha to strengthen their midfield.
Speculation about a potential return to Manchester City has also emerged.
