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Some interesting comments from Bacary Sagna on Newcastle United and Bruno Guimaraes in particular.
Sagna is a former France international who played for Arsenal and Manchester City, amongst other club sides.
We are now in that between seasons period, the summer 2024 transfer window.
Bacary Sagna reacting to the transfer speculation regarding two of his former clubs and Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes.
Bacary Sagna talking to Coin Poker and asked:
‘Bruno Guimaraes is a player that Arsenal and Manchester City are apparently keen on. He has an eye-watering £100m release clause, do you think he would be a good addition to either side? Do you think he needs to leave Newcastle United fulfil his ambition?’
“I don’t think that Manchester City need a player like Bruno; [as I] I think City are covered in the middle.
“I really respect the player – I think he has wonderful ability.
“He is such an important player for Newcastle, I can’t see how they could justify selling him, especially to another team in the Premier League.
“It’s really important that Newcastle United hold onto their best players if they want to challenge the best team in the Premier League.
“I think he’s going to be a big part of Newcastle’s project for the next few years and is a player that they should be looking to build around, not sell.
“He can fulfil his ambitions with Newcastle if they continue to strengthen the squad.”
Interesting to look back to almost exactly a year ago and what Bacary Sagna was saying about Newcastle United back then.
On 30 May 2023, Bacary Sagna asked: ‘Who has surprised you this season? It could be a player, manager or a team?’
“I think Newcastle deserve a lot of credit for what they’ve achieved this season.
“We know that they have a lot of resources at their disposal since they changed ownership but what they have built isn’t based around money.
“They have managed to build a team and they have built an incredibly strong connection between the players and the fans.
“Newcastle is a proper football club that are coming back to the top.
“Football isn’t only about the money you can invest in your team. You need a united squad that work hard for each other; you need players that can handle the pressure.
“They kept going this season and got stronger and stronger in the run-in.
“Next season they will be in the Champions League which is a fantastic achievement for them.
“I was expecting Newcastle to collapse at some point, even though they have an amazing coach, amazing players, and a great team spirit. It was new territory for this group (challenging for the Champions League) and they were under a lot of pressure, which they dealt with perfectly.
“Newcastle is a mythical English club.
“The city lives for football.
“Newcastle will be able to attract top players. Now they have the financial power to buy the best.
“If you look at Leicester and Southampton, two teams that were relegated, they have some amazing players that will want to leave. Talented players like Maddison and Ward-Prowse will be looking for a new challenge. Perhaps they would be good additions?
“I think Newcastle will be looking to recruit wisely this summer.
“They need to find the right players for their project and they will need to add players to make sure that they have another good season because it will be harder for them to manage playing every three days. The pressure will be more intense.
“They will want to build on what they achieved this season and to do that, they need more players.”

 
