Arsenal have decided to offload three players to fund a £100million move
Arsenal are expected to increase their interest in Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
The Brazilian has a £100million release clause in his contract and Mikel Arteta's side, as well as Manchester City, have shown interest in him.
According to Football Insider, Arsenal have now decided to sell Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah in order to finance their trip to Guimaraes.
Those three players have not been used much by Arteta this season as they are more than needed at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners are expected to strengthen their midfield in the summer and are expected to go with Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz and Martin Zubimendi.
As Arsenal split the process to sign Guimaraes, he feels like their first choice.
The £100million release clause in his contract runs until the end of June, so Arsenal and Man City will have to act before that deadline.
In order to fund Guimaraes' big move, the Gunners will have to sell domestic players to avoid breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Regulations.
The 26-year-old has been a star player since joining St. James' Park, attracting interest from top clubs such as Man City and Paris Saint-Germain.
However, it is Arsenal who have made a plan to finance the signing of this Brazilian player.
The reason the Gunners sell those players is because selling domestic players is considered pure profit in the club's accounts.
Nelson, Smith Rowe and Nektiah are all looking for first-team opportunities and more playing time.
Arteta has better options in all those positions so it's hard to see how their future could change at the Emirates Stadium.
Newcastle United want to keep Arsenal's target
Guimaraes, a former Lyon midfielder, has been in the media for his release clause.
Not only that, the Magpies need to make sales to fund their transfer business.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said of his midfielder, as quoted by the Sun:
“We want to keep him, we want to build our team around him and he is an important part of what we do. He seems very happy and settled.”
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