Man Utd reportedly in 'advanced talks' to sign Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a]'s heavy Champions League elimination by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] has ‌paved the way for the Brazilian midfielder's possible departure, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]‌Manchester United[/a] targeting the 28-year-old as a replacement for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/casemiro/Ukeq3c0b/"]‌Casemiro[/a], who has already announced he will leave the club.[/p][p][b]Casemiro has personally recommended [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bruno-guimaraes/xtyKanzU/"]Guimaraes[/a] as his ideal successor, citing his ‌experience and leadership, according to the ⁠same sources.[/b][/p][p]Initial contacts suggested ‌that mutual interest could smooth the path towards an agreement. ​However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a]'s sudden move for the midfielder may have altered the landscape significantly.[/p][embed guid="26bbdb6f-ac39-4167-add2-a26e2e86960d" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2028878854362710154" social-type="twitter" /][p]Guimaraes has long ​been admired by the Spanish side, dating back to the Carlo Ancelotti era. The Italian coach recommended him ⁠three years ago ​as a successor to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modric[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kroos-toni/CloE7jjr/"]Toni Kroos[/a] in Real's midfield, and the player came close to joining the club.[/p][p]That proposed switch, planned for the summer of ‌2022, was derailed when Newcastle submitted a bid of nearly 50 million euros in January 2022 to sign him from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a], effectively blocking Real's ambitions and bringing him to the north of England instead.[/p][p][b]Four years on, Real are once again monitoring Guimaraes closely amid [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camavinga-eduardo/6ekYsPfO/"]Eduardo Camavinga[/a]'s imminent departure and the club's search for a commanding presence in midfield next season.[/b][/p][p]Ancelotti, who ‌currently coaches Guimaraes in the Brazilian national team, has ​again backed the move for his former club ‌and trusted president Florentino Perez, indicating the midfielder is exactly what Real Madrid require at this moment.[/p][p][b]With United pushing to conclude a deal and Real circling once more, Guimaraes could yet find himself at ⁠the centre of ⁠a transfer tug of ‌war as the next window approaches.[/b][/p]