Why Newcastle will not get full £75m Bruno Guimaraes transfer fee from Arsenal | OneFootball

Newcastle’s profits have been hit by a transfer clause

After weeks of discussions between intermediaries, a second bid has been accepted by Newcastle for their captain. The Gunners will reported pay the full fee up front, with no further performance-related add-ons due.

Ligue 1 side Lyon will have been assessing negotiations carefully, having inserted a transfer clause in the £38m deal which saw Guimaraes move to Newcastle in 2022.

Lyon are due 20 per cent profit, which is worth around £7.4m.

That takes Newcastle's recouped fee down to £67.6m, so just under £20m profit on their initial outlay.

Guimaraes has been keen to leave Newcastle for Arsenal for a number of weeks, with news of a possible deal first emerging during the recent 2026 World Cup.

The Brazilian returned to pre-season with Newcastle on Monday, where he told new manager Matthias Jaissle of his desire to complete the move. Jaissle will be confirmed as Eddie Howe's replacement today.

It has been a disaster transfer window for Newcastle so far, having sold winger Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for €80m and midfielder Sandro Tonali to Tottenham in a deal worth £100m.

Incomings continue to prove difficult as they were hijacked by Aston Villa for Johan Manzambi, after being hijacked by Liverpool for Victor Munoz.