Bruno Guimaraes thinks Newcastle could be a bigger club than Arsenal
Bruno Guimaraes thinks Newcastle could be a bigger club than Arsenal
Bruno Guimaraes has been Tyneside’s top winter spending signing and feels they could potentially outgrow Arsenal.
What did Bruno Guimaraes say?
The Brazilian international feels that Newcastle can definitely outshine the former PL heavyweight niggles Gunners, with Soroca’s new boy saying he believes they could be a bigger club than Arsenal. Bruno Guimaraes was the jewel in the £90m crown for Tyneside’s winter spending and Howe’s side knocked out a North London outfit signed by the ex-Lyon. Speaking ahead of a potential debut against Everton this week, the Brazilian – who made no secret of wanting to challenge himself at the highest level – added that he saw no reason why his new club couldn’t raise its reputation beyond its peers, including another top English party courting his services.
Asked if Newcastle could potentially be a bigger team than the Gunners, Bruno Guimaraes said he definitely was. This is already a club with a great tradition, a great history. Bruno has no doubts about his decision to come here. Guimaraes believes in everything the owners have told him about their project. they will become a big power in world football. According to Bruno Guimaraes this season the idea is to stay in the PL, but the main goal in the coming years is to be in the Champions League and eventually win the Champions League.
How did Bruno choose his jersey number?
When he takes the field for the first time, Bruno will sport the number 39 jersey for Newcastle this term, a choice that is rooted in personal preference rather than the traditional squad hierarchy, as he further explained. Bruno Guimaraes added that his dad was a taxi driver for 20 years and No.39 was his taxi number. So when Bruno signed for his first professional club, Atlético Paranaense, he asked him to take his number for his jersey. According to Bruno Guimaraes it supported his family as he grew up and they won four championship titles in the Paranaens, so he was also lucky on the pitch. Guimaraes takes him everywhere.