Bruno Guimaraes' 2022 seems to be going from strength to strength with the Newcastle United midfielder enjoying a much-deserved break in his native Brazil. The 24-year-old finally got to put his feet up earlier this month after featuring in international friendlies with South Korea and Japan.
Guimaraes is now on holiday and has been documenting his break on social media, posting pictures of himself hanging upside from a tree in once instance. The Newcastle favourite popped back to see his former club Athletico Paranaense in action this week, sitting in the stands to watch the 1-1 draw with Corinthians.
Guimaraes even managed to pose for a picture with Brazil World Cup-winning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari as fans mobbed him for selfies in the stands before the Serie A clash.
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"How gratifying to be in the arena today and feel all your affection up close!!!" Guimaraes tweeted. "Thank you for all the support since always and know that I never forgot or will forget you. See you soon!"
Athletico also welcomed Guimares back with open arms, tweeting: "Once a Caju piá, always a Caju piá! @brunoog97! [We're] Always cheering for you!" His touching response read: "How good it is to feel at home."
Guimaraes will be back on Tyneside next month where he will be hoping to emulate the success of his first six months. It seems so far the former Lyon man has no regrets about making the switch.
“It was one of the hardest decisions of my life, I think I went about four days without sleep. I’m not going to lie, I was afraid, yes,” Guimaraes told Globo Esporte recently.
“Even more so because the club was in the relegation zone. But after I got there and did my first workout, confidence went up again. After I started playing, everything started to work out, we ended up in 11th, a team that was second to last.
"The best decision of my life was to go to Newcastle, to the Premier League, I believe it may have been a differential in my call-ups too."
