Bruno Guimaraes will reportedly not be linking up with the Newcastle United squad for pre-season today amid links with Arsenal.The Gunners are widely reported to be closing in on Guimaraes, according to BBC Sport and others, and it seems like he has no plans to turn up for Newcastle again.The Brazil international has been a star performer for the Magpies, and it’s perhaps not too surprising to see him now doing his bit to push for a move after a chaotic few months for the club.See below as Indy Kaila reports that Guimaraes won’t report for pre-season training today as his move to Arsenal surely moves closer…Exclusive ?Bruno Guimaraes WONT travel to the La Manga training camp with the @NUFC squad TODAY ??— indykaila News (@indykaila) July 31, 2026This surely means it’s only a matter of time before Guimaraes finally links up with Arsenal after lengthy speculation about him being Mikel Arteta’s top target.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYBruno Guimaraes is a superb signing for Arsenal but Newcastle are in crisisWhile Arsenal fans will surely be delighted to see a big name like Guimaraes on his way to the Emirates Stadium, it’s a real disaster for Newcastle again in the transfer market.NUFC lost Alexander Isak to Liverpool last summer, while in this transfer window they’ve already sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona and Sandro Tonali to Tottenham.Meanwhile, Eddie Howe is leaving his position as Newcastle manager just as it looks like Guimaraes is on his way to Arsenal.More Stories / Latest NewsArsenal transfer target Bruno Guimaraes won’t join Newcastle squad as expected todayJul 31 2026, 8:50Sources: Chelsea to launch improved bid for Alex Scott but still short of Bournemouth’s valuationJul 31 2026, 7:5825-goal star “discussed” by Man United but another transfer might have to go through firstJul 31 2026, 7:26It’s hard to see how Newcastle can bounce back from this, with what looks like a very long and challenging season ahead.Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustThe team already entered into a bit of a decline last season after the high of Carabao Cup glory and Champions League qualification the year before.This should have been a really promising era at St James’ Park, but with so many key figures jumping ship you now have to wonder if they’re going to face a relegation battle in the campaign ahead.The post Arsenal transfer target Bruno Guimaraes won’t join Newcastle squad as expected today appeared first on CaughtOffside.