Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta’s quest to raise the ceiling begins in central midfield.

Ian Stone is joined by Adrian Clarke and Art de Roche as Newcastle reject Arsenal’s verbal offer for central midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.

It’s believed to be under £60m, well under Newcastle’s valuation. Will the Gunners come in for round two? And what kind of qualities does this mean they're looking for in that position of the pitch?

There’s also World Cup chat with Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka continuing to be injury doubts for England. 

And the team discuss who the next Academy Manager might be, after the club hold talks with Strasbourg’s Pascal De Maesschalck.

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