Manchester United and Man City told deadline to trigger Bruno Guimaraes' release clause

Manchester United and Manchester City have been informed Bruno Guimaraes' release clause will be valid from the last week of May to the beginning of the last week of June.

Guimaraes has been a revelation for Newcastle since signing from Lyon in January 2022 and he's now regarded as one of the finest midfielders in the Premier League.

Newcastle are theoretically the richest club in the world after their Saudi-led takeover, but there's a growing acceptance at St. James' Park that pragmatic sales will be required to operate within Financial Fair Play constraints, which could see Guimaraes leave this summer.

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City have been linked with a move for Guimaraes and reports have suggested there could be interest from United, who Dan Ashworth is set to join from Newcastle.

Guimaraes' camp negotiated a release clause in his latest Newcastle contract and it's emerged that can be triggered from the last week of May to the beginning of the last week of June. The Brazilian international will be available for £100milliion during that timeframe and Newcastle will have full control over talks once that deadline expires.

On Friday, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe confirmed the release clause in his press conference and said: "Having that was well planned and structured by the club, in a sense that there’s a sort of finish point. We don’t want constant speculation, it’s not healthy for the player or us.

"It goes without saying we want to keep him, I want to build our team around him. His form has been very good — he seems very happy and settled.

"He’ll be thinking about a very busy summer ahead, where hopefully we can take the