Alan Shearer believes Bruno Guimaraes can be a key figure for Newcastle United on their quest for success. Since the £300million Saudi-backed takeover was completed in October, the prospect of Newcastle becoming the ‘next Man City’ has fan excitement at fever pitch.
Amanda Staveley declared on arrival that the ambition is to win the league in five to 10 years - a feat the Magpies have not achieved since 1927. The brutal reality is there will likely be few survivors from the current first-team squad if Newcastle were to compete for honours in half a decade. Kieran Trippier has undoubted talent but, at 31-years-old, there is a chance he may have hung up his boots by then.
Allan Saint-Maximin has the potential to be a superstar but it remains to be seen whether he can perform consistently and force his way into that ‘elite’ bracket. January arrival Bruno Guimaraes, however, is already ticking all the right boxes.
