'I am very happy': Delighted Bruno Guimaraes is loving life as he announces social media break

The importance of Bruno Guimaraes to Newcastle United cannot be underestimated. The Brazilian has been instrumental in the sharp rise in fortunes on Tyneside.

Bruno Guimaraes was one of the first players through the door under the new era, and he immediately brought an air of class to proceedings. He has grown massively as a player and indeed as a person during his time at Newcastle.

The Brazilian is now captain of Newcastle United and has been given a leadership role in Brazil's World Cup squad.

As a highly ambitious individual, this has been a dream come true for Bruno Guimaraes, who has been speaking about how grateful he is for everything in a recent interview with Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte.

Bruno feels time has sped up since he joined Newcastle

Bruno said that so much has changed in four years that it feels like 10 years have passed, and says he is 'very happy'.

"A lot has changed in these four years. To be honest,  it feels like ten years have passed in four. In my personal life I’m a father of two, I’m married, and in my professional life we’ve raised Newcastle United’s level; I’ve become one of the club’s biggest idols. I’ve matured a lot. I am very happy, I’m much more experienced. I think I was very hard on myself four years ago with things that don’t bother me anymore. So I feel like I’m in a very good place. At 28, I’m reaching that point, I think it’s the peak of a player’s career between 28 and 30. So I’m arriving at this moment in great shape and I want to make the most of wearing the national team jersey in this World Cup.”

“I feel flattered to work with a guy like that (Carlo Ancelotti), who has won everything. From the first call-up, when we first talked, I already felt that I would be important to him…Carlo Ancelotti talked to me in a way that made me feel important, even putting me as one of the leaders of the group in meetings made me want it even more, made me want to be important. If you compare my level of importance from the last World Cup to this one, the expectations are different. I think it’s important for me. I feel flattered that a guy who has won everything has given me this vote of confidence, and I hope to play my best football. I think this season was very good [with Newcastle United], my season with the most goals, many goal involvements in the Premier League. So I feel ready, I feel prepared to play good football and live up to the expectations of the national team and the coach, who is giving me a lot of confidence.”

Bruno is stepping away from social media

Bruno is always pretty active on social media, especially after a good win, but he has told GE that he will be following Casemiro's advice during the World Cup and taking a break from social media.

"I totally agree. I don’t think it’s the right time [to be on social media]. You can [still] use WhatsApp to talk to your family and friends but the most important thing for us is that nothing from the outside gets in the way. Or that nothing might inflate your ego. Everyone needs to be grounded and focused…follow Casemiro’s advice, which I think is very important right now, to forget everything, focus on ourselves, focus on our time. Use the time off the field to play something, be together, play cards, ping-pong, basketball, do things together and forget the rest. Because it’s only 30-something days, it’s a short time. I know many people live with social media these days, but if you can avoid it, it’s better. I think it’s important at this moment that everyone is on the same page, that we focus solely on putting the Brazilian national team at the top.”

Hopefully Bruno will be back to his regular scheduled Instagramming when the Premier League season returns. 

It's not just his posts, but we love seeing how supportive he is of his fellow teammates.