Yunƙurin Arsenal na siyan Bruno Guimarães ya fuskanci katangar farko, bayan da Newcastle United suka ƙi tayin fam miliyan 55 (dala miliyan 73) don ɗan wasan tsakiyar filin na Brazil, a cewar majiyoyi da suka yi magana da ESPN Brasil.

Wannan ƙi yarda yana nuna cewa Newcastle ba su shirya rasa ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasan su mafi tasiri ba a wannan ƙima, wanda ya bar Arsenal su yi tunani ko za su dawo da tayi mafi girma ko su juya hankalinsu zuwa wani wuri a kasuwar canjin 'yan wasa.

Guimarães ya kasance muhimmiyar jigo a St. James' Park tun lokacin da ya zo daga Lyon a watan Janairu 2022, inda ya kafa kansa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasan tsakiya mafi cikakkiya a Premier League. Natsuwarsa, ƙarfinsa, da ingancin fasaharsa sun sanya shi zama ginshiƙin buri na Newcastle ƙarƙashin mallakarsu ta Saudiyya.

Ga Arsenal, neman ƙarfafa layin tsakiya ya kasance batun da ya dawo a kai a kai. Manajan Mikel Arteta tun da dadewa yana nema 'dan wasa mai iya sarrafa saurin wasa da cin ƙwallon a sararin ƙunci — bayyanar da Guimarães ya dace daidai. Gunners sun ƙare na biyu a Premier League a kakar da ta gabata kuma za su yi ƙoƙari su rufe gibin da ke tsakaninsu da Manchester City.

Tsayuwar ƙwaƙƙwaf ta Newcastle tana nuna cewa kulob ɗin yana kimanta ɗan wasan mai shekara 27 sosai fiye da tayin farko na Arsenal. Ko wannan adadi zai kai matakin da Arsenal suke shirya biya har yanzu ba a sani ba, amma wannan faɗan farko yana nuna tattaunawar da za ta iya ci gaba har zuwa ƙarshen tagar canjin kakar rani.