Lyon boss Peter Bosz says he “loved” Newcastle’s new midfielder Bruno Guimarães not just for what he did on the pitch but also for his role in the dressing room.
The 24-year-old Brazil international was a shock signing for Newcastle United this week, arriving for a reported £32.5m from French side Lyon.
Guimarães was highly regarded at the French club and was being tracked by Arsenal before Newcastle's new owners started to make enquiries.
It turned out that for the right price the midfielder could be prised away from Lyon, who are 11th in the French top tier and busy trying to recover financially after losses due to Covid.
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However, as much as Lyon needed the money, the side’s Dutch head coach Peter Bosz said that losing the player was a very difficult loss indeed.
As reported by HITC, via Foot National, Bosz said: “I understand the club, it’s a lot of money. But I’m the coach, and I loved this player.
“So much money. It’s really a lot. I understand the player too.
“We can say that he goes to Newcastle, who play at the bottom of the table. But we all know that in two, three, or four years, they will become a very big club. And he will be part of the history of Newcastle.
“As a coach, he was very important on the pitch but also in the dressing room. He was a winner, and a good guy.”
It is expected that Guimarães will make his debut for Newcastle next Tuesday against Everton.
