The £35m deal this former Sunderland and West Ham man ‘can’t believe’ Newcastle United secured

Eddie Howe believes Newcastle United landed themselves a bargain when they signed Bruno Guimaraes.
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Former Premier League midfielder and Scotland international Don Hutchinson says he ‘can’t believe’ Newcastle United signed Bruno Guimaraes.

The Brazilian was on a number of European clubs’ radar after shinning for Lyon during his two years in France. However, the Magpies swooped in under their noses to seal a £35million deal in January.

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Guimaraes has immediately become a fans’ favourite on Tyneside via a string of top-class performances - the latest being his two goals in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Brentford.

“He’s a cult hero,” Hutchison, a boyhood Newcastle fan, told Premier League Productions.

“What a player and what a signing. I still can’t believe Newcastle got him. £3m. He plays the game like it’s easy for him.

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

“He plays as a holding midfield player and he still gets forward. Brilliant ability. He plays for Brazil as the number eight and (Luas) Paqueta plays as the number ten.

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“He has so much stardust about him – it’s his all-round game. You can tell him to play as an eight, and sit as a six, but he has this habit when he breaks forward to have a great eye for a pass.”

“I never doubted the project, I believe in it,” Guimaraes said recently. “I always wanted to play in the Premier League and I am now just enjoying that.

“The ground love me and I love them. I want to keep going. I want to be a legend here. Real Madrid is the best team in the world. It is nice but it is just a conversation, it is nothing.”