Pep Guardiola makes bizarre complaint about having to take bus back from Newcastle rather than short-haul flight amid ‘problems’ with planes

The reigning European and English champions will get home later than expected because of the five-and-a-half-hour bus journey, so will be expected to be back in Manchester around 2am on Thursday. They will then have to travel to Wolves on Friday to prepare for the Premier League match on Saturday, leaving Guardiola worried a

“After the game we cannot come back by plane because of a problem – something for the planes,” he told reporters. “We don’t have a plane to travel back, so we have to take a bus. It’s two or three hours later that we will arrive here – so, so late, arriving on Thursday. The day after, Friday, we travel to Wolves, so that’s what you have to think about.

“Then we go to Germany to play [RB] Leipzig in the Champions League next week. That’s a really important game for us, because we know what it means to be able to win there to qualify for the next stage.

“I don’t know what happened [with the aeroplane] . The team manager told me. It happened with the previous one, I think in London. It’s not a problem with the bus, but we will arrive much, much later than we expected, but it is what it is.”

When Bruno Guimaraes signs his new contract with Newcastle United, rival clubs will have a gaping opportunity to whisk him away from St James’ Park – if they have the cash.

That is because Bruno‘s new deal is going to include a release clause worth in excess of £100milli

The 25-year-old is due to extend his stay on Tyneside, with the midfielder ready to put pen to paper on a new conract until 2028.

Amanda Staveley has played a key role in the negotiations, and the new deal will see Bruno become Newcastle’s best paid player ever.

Bruno scored his first goal of the season during the 8-0 win against Sheffield United on Sunday, and used his celebration to tell fans that he was not going to be leaving the club. However, that will be a possibility once he signs this contract with a release clause in it.

The Daily Mail’s Craig Hope has been doing a Q&A, and was asked about Bruno’s future at Newcastle ahead of him signing a new deal. Hope admitted that he thinks the Brazilian would stay, but was unable to rule out a departure next summer.

“I honestly think the release clause protects Newcastle, because I’m not sure any club would pay just north of £100m for Bruno,” he wrote

“Only nine players in the history of the game have been bought for a fee in excess of £100m and, as much as I rate Bruno, is he really in that bracket? I don’t think so, not when he’ll be approaching 27 years old at the start of next season.

“But yes, a £100m sale – of any player – would massively help Newcastle with regards FFP and, maybe, some of those high up in the club will be hoping the release clause sets a bar for their 

While a release clause does mean someone can swoop in and take Bruno away without any negotations, to do so they will have to pay a huge fee.I don’t think Bruno will go next summer, but I wouldn’t rule it out, either.”hisIf Newcastle sell Bruno, he will be the club’s most expesive outgoing player ever. A fee of more than £100million is huge, and would allow the Magpies to massively reinvest into their squad.

Obviously, losing Bruno would be a crushing blow, but that kind of money would ensure we can sign at least two top class players

So it’s either that or Bruno continues to represent the club and shine on Tyneside, where he is idolised by Newcastle supporters.

The latter is more likely, as Hope says, but a move away can’t be ruled out. As Chelsea have shown this summer, teams will pay whatever it takes to sign a player like Bruno.

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