What's going on at Newcastle with Bruno's future in doubt?

What's going on at Newcastle with Bruno's future in doubt?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bruno Guimaraes was Newcastle United's top scorer in the Premier League last season with nine goalsByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporterPublished4 minutes agoCommentsBruno Guimaraes has a special keepsake inside his home.It is a top hat with the words 'Bruno's magic hat' emblazoned across the front in reference to a chant Newcastle United supporters devised following his move from Lyon in 2022.Guimaraes, himself, has proudly recited the words.The Brazilian "could have signed for Arsenal", goes the song, but he instead wanted to wear "the famous black and white".Newcastle capitalised by moving first for a player Mikel Arteta's club had previously carried out background checks on.Guimaraes even declared that Newcastle could become a bigger club at his unveiling news conference.However, four and a half years on, Guimaraes has intimated his wish is to now move to the red half of north London.Following high-profile departures of Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak in the past 12 months, could Newcastle really afford to lose their captain, too?'To lose Bruno would be very alarming'Rebuilding the squad was always on the cards at St James' Park this summer.Newcastle, fresh from a settlement with Uefa, have needed to sell in order to significantly reinvest.Gordon completed a £69.3m move to Barcelona while Tonali joined Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth up to £100m.Such sales have helped to create headroom for Newcastle to spend within the game's financial rules.There is a cold argument that this could also be the right time to cash in on Guimaraes, who tuns 29 in November.Yet that does not take into account the Brazilian's true value to Newcastle as the team's beating heart.Newcastle have suffered plenty of defeats with Guimaraes in the side, but it is a little telling that the c...