Arsenal summer signing Bruno Guimaraes (Picture: Getty) Bruno Guimaraes has been issued a warning over his Arsenal career and told he will ‘do well’ to keep a place in Mikel Arteta’s team. Brazilian midfielder Guimaraes completed a £75m move from Newcastle United in the summer, signing a four-year contract at Arsenal. The 28-year-old spent four years at St James’ Park, helping Newcastle qualify for the Champions League and win the Carabao Cup. Arteta branded Guimaraes a ‘warrior’ following his arrival at the Emirates Stadium and backed the Brazil international to take Arsenal to ‘the next level’. Less football on the telly? Read about it instead Our exclusive football newsletter cuts through the noise to deliver analysis and gossip straight to your inbox every week. Sign up now for free. But Guimaraes has endured a somewhat subdued start to his Arsenal career, starting just one of the club’s first five Premier League fixtures. That sole start came just before the international break but Guimaraes was subbed off with Arsenal already 3-0 down in their shock defeat to Brighton. ‘I think Bruno Guimaraes will do well to keep his shirt in the team,’ former Newcastle and England winger Chris Waddle told Betpack. ‘Arsenal have a very high level. Arsenal signed Guimaraes from Newcastle (Picture: Reuters) ‘He’s a good player. Obviously we know how he plays, he carries the ball, brings good energy, and gets around the park. But at Newcastle he was the main man in a way, and he had a lot of confidence and belief. ‘He’s not guaranteed a starting spot at Arsenal, so that’ll be a little bit difficult for him to accept. I’m sure if he gets in and plays the way he can, he’ll keep his place. ‘But I thought it was a surprising move for Arsenal to bring him in. I think he’s a good player, but I wouldn’t put him up there as a must buy. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUyFzgiOrV/?hl=en&img_index=1 ‘I think Newcastle fans liked him and he did a job for them, you can’t say he didn’t. But he’ll do well to keep a permanent starting shirt at Arsenal. ‘To be the first name picked in midfield alongside Declan Rice and in there with Martin Odegaard, he’s going to have to play exceptionally well.’ Premier League winners and Champions League runners-up Arsenal enjoyed a brilliant start to the new season, winning their opening seven games before a surprising defeat to Brighton. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta confident Arsenal contract will be 'resolved'","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/19\/6879797082291419572\/480x270_MP4_6879797082291419572.mp4","description":"Speaking to the media ahead of Brighton's fixture, the Gunners boss has said insisted there is 'nothing to be concerned about' over his future.","duration":"T8M10S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/19\/09\/111345941-0-image-m-1_1789805424576.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-19T09:12:22+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Arteta was critical of his players after the setback, saying in his post-match press conference: ‘First of all congratulations to Brighton. But I am really disappointed. ‘In the first 20 or 30 minutes, the number of technical errors put us constantly under pressure. It was all related to the start. ‘It’s a big lesson to lea