Newcastle respond to Bruno Guimaraes rumours after contact from Real Madrid - ESPN Brasil

This afternoon, Spanish outlet AS revealed that Real Madrid had identified Bruno Guimaraes as their top target should Casemiro complete a late move to Manchester United.

They claimed the 24-year-old is currently 'first on the list' for the Champions League holders, adding that Newcastle would demand over €100m for the midfielder.

However, ESPN Brasil have provided another update on Bruno in the last few moments, insisting that Newcastle United have no intention of selling the South American star.

 ESPN journalist Gustavo Hofman does reveal that the midfielder’s agent has ‘already been contacted’ by the La Liga giants, but it seems he'll be going nowhere this summer as far as we're concerned.

Bruno only arrived in January, joining from Lyon in a deal worth a reported £40m. Since then, he's performed incredibly and shown to be heavily invested in the project we are building at St James' Park, admitting at one stage that it was a 'dream' to be in the Premier League.

We'll have a fight on our hands to keep him if he keeps playing as he has done and enjoys a good World Cup, but we are not the selling club that we have been for the last two decades.