Newcastle fans were pleading with Bruno Guimaraes's WAG to let him play after she gave birth to their first child.
Guimaraes, 24, and his girlfriend Ana Lidia Martins, 25, welcomed son Matteo on Friday (October 21), two days before the Magpies are set to face Tottenham on their travels in the Premier League.
With the midfielder becoming a key player and fan favourite since his January move from Lyon, the Toon Army were all thinking the same thing after the news broke. One supporter wrote: "Admit it, everyone on the #NUFC timeline is secretly thinking 'I hope Ana let's him play on Sunday'."
Another replied: "100% let him out for a few hours Ana on Sunday, please! Haha." A third asked: "Ana, can brunoog97 come out to play on Sunday please?"
"One of my first thoughts was 'ahh he should be good to play Sunday'," added a fourth. And another jokingly questioned: "They both sound to play tomorrow?"
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Whether he will feature against Spurs remains to be seen, but Guimaraes was overjoyed when revealing the arrival of his son on Instagram, describing it as "the best day of my life".
The Brazilian also hailed Ana, his compatriot whom he began dating in 2020 after she'd also moved from their home country to France to work as a nutritionist.
He wrote: "First of all I want to congratulate you my love, you are a warrior, after everything you've been through in your life see you do all the strength, go over each contraction and the love you've already shown for our son no there's an explanation!!
"I respect you more every day for the woman you are! Definitely the woman of my life! Ana, my love, I am already sure that you will be the best mother in the world and thank you very much for making my life's dream of being a father come true!
"I'm proud of you everyday... you are a warrior. I love you more than anything, I'll certainly never forget this day!"
Congratulations rained in from Guimaraes' team-mates, with Manchester United loanee Martin Dubravka writing: "Baby boy, congrats brother." Left-back Matt Targett commented: "Congrats to you both."
Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr replied with several heart eyes emojis, while Manchester United's Antony added clapping hands and love hearts.
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