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– Newcastle United have signed Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon.
– The 24-year-old defensive midfielder has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract at St James’ Park.
– He is Newcastle’s third signing of the window following Kieran Trippier’s move from Atletico Madrid and Chris Wood’s arrival from Burnley.
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– Newcastle have also agreed a £13m deal with Brighton for central defender Dan Burn to return to his native North East.
– Guimaraes adds protection to a backline that has kept only two clean sheets in the Premier League this season and are currently 18th in the table.
– The fee for the deal is £35m with £6.6m in add-ons. Part of the extras include Newcastle staying in Premier League and 20% of his initial transfer fee will go to his former club Athletico Paranaense.
– The Brazilian passed a medical while on international duty in South America as the two clubs finalised details in the last few days.
– Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: “Bruno is a hugely exciting talent and has been one of our primary targets so I’m delighted to secure him. He strengthens the group immediately, ready for the challenge ahead.
– “He has been one of the standout performers in France and is a full international for Brazil so I have no doubt our supporters will really enjoy watching him. We look forward to welcoming him to the club on his return from international duty.”
– On Saturday, the team returned from a training trip to Saudi Arabia and face Everton in their next Premier League game on Tuesday 8 February.
