Bruno Guimaraes regards Newcastle's midfield of himself, Joelinton and Sandro Tonali as among the Premier League's best, with complementary strengths. Guimaraes started all 38 league matches last season and directly contributed to 11 goals; Joelinton contributed seven in 29 appearances and Tonali registered six goal involvements in 36 games. Guimaraes says financial fair play rules forced unwanted player sales and limited the club's ability to strengthen, though recent balancing has provided more stability and spending flexibility. Newcastle will compete in domestic competitions and the Champions League, and Guimaraes aims to maintain form to make Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad.
"I think that, to be very honest, it is one of the best midfields in the league," Guimaraes told ESPN. "Everyone is similar, but everyone has their own way of playing, Joelinton is stronger, I'm a bit more technical and Tonali is a gladiator, so we were able to gather our strengths for the team and I believe that we are a midfield that does everything."
"I think that, to be very honest, the matter of the financial fair play, after it was created, with Newcastle with new owners, got in the way of a lot of things here. We had situations where we had to sell players when we didn't even want to. I think that this season we managed to balance the financial fair play well."
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