A social media rumour over the past 48 hours claimed Roberto De Zerbi had asked Tottenham Hotspur to sign Bruno Guimaraes, and it spread fast enough to get laughed at almost immediately. For Newcastle United fans, the idea of their captain heading to north London was so far-fetched that the rumour became its own joke.
That reaction makes sense because Guimaraes is not just any midfielder at Newcastle. The 29-year-old has been described as the club's main man in midfield, the player the team is built around since he joined in 2022, and someone Newcastle would find extremely hard to replace if an offer ever did arrive.
The timing is what gives the chatter its edge. This is the summer transfer window, and Guimaraes is expected to play a starring role for Brazil at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which keeps his profile high and his value obvious. But the rumour did not come from a journalist or a publication, and that alone was enough for many fans to dismiss it as outrageous before it had a chance to settle.
Newcastle supporters were quick to pile in on social media, and Tottenham fans joined in the mockery rather than treating it like a serious link. One user wrote, 'Stop quoting dumb sources,' while another replied, 'Behave,' and the tone across the discussion was more ridicule than concern. Even the more playful reactions carried the same message: nobody was convinced this was a real move in the making.
There is a reason for that skepticism. Guimaraes' £100m release clause expired in June 2024, and no release clause applies this summer, which means any deal would have to be negotiated directly with Newcastle United. That makes a transfer not just unlikely but very difficult, especially with the club treating him as a central figure in Eddie Howe's side and, by all accounts, a non-negotiable part of the setup.
So for now the rumour looks more like a social-media flare-up than the start of a transfer chase. The unanswered question is not whether fans can imagine Guimaraes at Tottenham; it is whether anyone at Tottenham ever made a formal approach at all.
