A quiet but natural leader, a box-to-box player who could turn out as good as Kevin De Bruyne, and the fans’ choice to replace Fred in the Brazil midfield . . .
The word from South America is that Newcastle are getting even more than they have bargained for in Bruno Guimaraes.
And while reaction in his homeland to Bruno’s move to Tyneside is one of shock – his dream transfer, after all, was to Manchester City – we can reveal the possible role of a forgotten former Newcastle player in selling him the United project.
