Arsenal have signed midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle in a £75m transfer.

The 28-year-old has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with a further one-year option.

On the move to Arsenal, Guimaraes, who will wear the no. 39 shirt with the Gunners, said: "I feel amazing. I'm glad for the opportunity. Since the first time I spoke to [Andrea] Berta and Mikel [Arteta], I was excited. I just felt inside of me that I need a new challenge in my life and I think to be an Arsenal player is going to be an exciting challenge in my life.

"I'm so excited to join you. I will give you my best, I promise. I'm your warrior, I'll never give up. Hopefully we can create many, many good memories together."

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta added: "We are delighted to welcome Bruno Guimaraes to our club. Bruno is a player with a great mentality and great quality, who will bring strong leadership to our squad.

"With Bruno joining us, we are further strengthening the heart of our team. As we have all seen, Bruno can play as a defensive midfielder and as a box-to-box player. He combines quality with quantity, and has provided goals and assists for his team every year.

"Bruno will allow Mikel to further develop our playing style and will also increase our internal competitiveness, which is essential for maintaining the standards required when we are aiming to win major trophies."

Newcastle had been keen to ensure the Brazil international, who had two years left on his contract plus a club-held option for a third, stayed at St James' Park, but his departure means they have now sold more than £240m worth of talent this summer.

Anthony Gordon joined Barcelona in a £69.3m deal and Spurs signed Sandro Tonali for £100m, while head coach Eddie Howe also left in what has been a turbulent few months at the club.

A Newcastle statement said: "The agreed fee represents one of the top-10 highest transfer fees ever received for a player aged 28 or over, and a record fee for a player of his age and position combined."

Guimaraes told Newcastle bosses earlier this summer that he wanted to join Arsenal if a suitable offer arrived. Their opening bid was rejected before the deal was agreed.

He joined the Magpies in 2022 from Lyon for £40m and made 195 appearances for the club, scoring 31 goals and winning the Carabao Cup.