Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimarães has now confirmed that Arsenal made an approach to sign him this summer.
The revelation was made in an interview the player had with Globo Esporte. Following the gold medal at the Olympics, he was first asked about what’s the next goal for his career, and he mentioned how much he likes the Premier League.
“I have many goals, but the biggest one is the World Cup. I have already said in another interview that my goal in life was the Olympics, Champions League and World Cup. After I win this I can end my career in peace. I will be fulfilled, I will have lived everything I dreamed of,” Bruno Guimarães told Globo Esporte.
“The first goal I have already achieved. I also have a big dream of playing in the Premier League, I see it as the best league in the world. I also have personal and collective goals, this season I want to participate more in goals, not that I cover myself very much for that, but I know it’s important. But my main goal at the moment is the World Cup.”
“There were polls with my manager. But nothing official, they asked… well, there was no official proposal. My goal, and I made it clear to Juninho, is to win a title here. Lyon fans are lacking in titles, they haven’t won something for a long time.
“We have the Cup, the Europa League, the French Championship, which is very difficult due to Paris’ level, but it’s a league, anything can happen. My goal is to achieve something, make a name for myself at Lyon, but I have never hidden that I have a strong desire to play in the Premier League.”
Arsenal’s interest in Guimarães was reported during the Olympics. It was Goal who broke the news, saying the Gunners had been following the player for a long time, and Lyon would demand €35m for his move.
At that time, Sport Witness managed to confirm that the London side had made an approach for his signing, even though it wasn’t guaranteed that they could match the French side’s request for the midfielder.
