NEWCASTLE could offer Chelsea and Real Madrid target Bruno Guimaraes £200,000 A WEEK to stay.
The fourth-placed Magpies have astonishing win stats when the Brazil midfielder plays.
And the Evening Standard claim Newcastle chiefs are keen to discuss a massive new contract with the 24-year-old.
The Toon anticipate huge interest in the eight-cap ace, starting in January.
And Guimaraes has emerged as the key man in Newcastle’s rise into the Champions League spots.
His all-action style has brought seven goals and three assists from 27 games.
And Newcastle’s win rate is 58 per cent with him – just 21 per cent without.
Guimareas cost £40million from Lyon ten months ago but has settled into the Premier League incredibly smoothly.
A string of European giants have been linked with the Rio-born grafter.
But so far it’s Chelsea and Real whose interest seems most serious.
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The Blues are said to have already enquired about him.
That’s partly because Chelsea’s 30-plus midfielders N’Golo Kante and Jorginho are out of contract in the summer.
But Guimareas claims he wants to become a Newcastle “legend”.
He recently said: “To change country, to change leagues, and in a World Cup year as well, it was a really hard decision.
“But I think it was the right one. I’m so happy. It’s an amazing step. I feel like a Geordie now.”
