Newcastle United have no plans to sell Bruno Guimaraes this summer. Instead, they are going to make him their best-paid player ever.
Bruno is a man in demand given his performances in a Newcastle shirt, but the club has made it very clear that they have no intentions of selling him ahead of next season.
That is news that will delight fans, who are now eager for the 25-year-old to put pen to paper on a new deal and extend his stay at St James’ Park.
And it looks like that might not be too far away.
Bruno Guimaraes is close to signing a new Newcastle contract
There have been plenty of stories as of late about Bruno signing a new contract with Newcastle, and now the Sun has provided some more information on how negotiations are going.
According to the Sun, Newcastle has made Bruno an offer that is worth £ 200,000 a week. That would make him the best-paid player in the club’s history.
The report adds that the midfielder is now close to signing a new long-term contract, which will see him receive a pay rise of £ 80,000 a week.
Huge show of faith in Bruno
Making him the club’s best-paid player ever is a huge show of faith in the Brazil international. He has been a transformative figure since his arrival and is now going to be rewarded as such.
£ 200,000 a week is an astonishing amount of money, but they are the type of figures we must begin to accept as the club grows in stature.
Newcastle has done well to steadily increase wages since the change of ownership. The club could have easily blown the wage structure out of the water and upset players behind the scenes.
But instead, the club has done it the right way and is going to reward Bruno for his efforts in black and white. He is our talisman and deserves the honour of being Newcastle’s best-paid player right now.
