Well-placed sources at St James' Park have dismissed talk of a £50m price tag being attached to the midfielder, a figure understood to have originated from the Arsenal side, describing the suggestion as laughable, says Chronicle Live.
Newcastle United sources maintain there has been no approach from the Gunners, let alone a formal bid, and are growing frustrated by continual leaks over a valuation for their captain.
Guimaraes has been handed a return date and is expected to report for pre-season training in the coming weeks, resuming his leadership responsibilities as captain ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. Sources close to the club say his status has not changed, with the Brazilian remaining "not for sale" regardless of the speculation surrounding his future.
Newcastle are keen to avoid a repeat of last summer's protracted saga over Alexander Isak's move to Liverpool, and want the club's captain settled and focused on pre-season rather than dragged into a lengthy transfer soap opera. The priority now is getting him back into the fold and preparing for the new campaign, with the club insisting the situation will become clearer once he returns to training later this month.
The club say they are under no financial pressure to sell any other players either, pointing out that Profitability and Sustainability concerns were addressed by Anthony Gordon's £69.3m move to Barcelona. Newcastle also pushed through a £100m departure for Sandro Tonali, with funds from that deal reinvested in Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim and Sean Steur from Ajax, among further incoming business still expected.
Guimaraes has been one of Newcastle's most influential figures since arriving from Lyon, and the club's hierarchy view retaining their captain as a statement of intent as they prepare for another season challenging near the top of the Premier League. Eddie Howe is understood to be fully supportive of the club's stance, with the manager keen to build his pre-season plans around a settled group rather than one overshadowed by uncertainty over his captain's future.