What's going on at Newcastle with Bruno's future in doubt?

Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United's captain and top Premier League scorer last season, has reportedly expressed a wish to move to Arsenal, despite previously declaring Newcastle could become a bigger club. The article examines whether Newcastle can afford to lose their captain following high-profile departures of Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, and Alexander Isak in the past 12 months. Newcastle have needed to sell to reinvest, with Gordon moving to Barcelona for £69.3m and Tonali joining Tottenham for up to £100m. The article highlights Guimaraes' immense value to Newcastle, noting that the club has only won two of the 16 Premier League games he has missed since joining. Without him, Newcastle's win percentage drops from 50.7% to 12.5%, and points per game fall from 1.7 to 0.7. Season ticket holder Liam Phillips expressed being "absolutely devastated" at the prospect of losing Guimaraes, calling his departure "very symbolic" for the club's project. The article notes that Newcastle's hierarchy had promised Guimaraes a vision of winning the Champions League, but the club remains far from achieving that goal.