Sandro Tonali Deal Confirmed? You bet!

[Tsi]

Sandro Tonali - the player’s entourage ‘have landed in London’ to seemingly discuss a potential transfer further.

[bodacious benny]

Does seem to be some substance to this one...people like the Athletic are reporting it and they don't tend to pop up unless they've had some good intel.

[Tsi]

As per Chelsea are linked as well, i'm sure someone in pif is leaking our targets

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i know it's just lazy journo's

[Don Sholeone]

Lots of AC fans kicking off, sounding like there is a lot of substance to this one.

[lassassinblanc]

[Valentino's fast feet]

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Newcastle United are close to an agreement with AC Milan to sign Italy international Sandro Tonali for a fee in the region of €70million.

Subject to finalising negotiations, the Premier League club would be landing their top target to bolster manager Eddie Howe’s midfield.

Newcastle launched an ambitious bid to sign Tonali with an offer of around €50million on Tuesday, but the situation has progressed after face-to-face negotiations today.

Tonali, who also attracted interest from Chelsea, emerged as a key target early in the window, with Howe seeking two midfielders after the club secured Champions League football next season.

The transfer could match the club-record purchase of Alexander Isak, who arrived at the club from Real Sociedad last summer.

Newcastle are also looking for a wide forward, a centre-back and a full-back but midfielders — a defensive and a more versatile option — are the priority additions.

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Tonali, who will captain Italy at this month’s Under-21 European Championship, helped Milan win their first Scudetto in 11 years in 2022, performing multiple midfield roles under Stefano Pioli.

The 23-year-old started his career at Brescia before joining Milan in 2020, making a loan move permanent the following year.

He made 48 appearances for the club in all competitions last season as Milan finished fourth but reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2007.

Newcastle, who finished fourth last season to secure a place in Europe’s top club competition for the first time since 2003, are also keen on Leicester’s James Maddison if they can strike a deal at the right price.

go-deeper
GO DEEPER

Newcastle United summer mailbag part one: Potential incomings and the ghost of windows past

(Photo: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full article above. It's gone up 20m euros overnight haha. Negotiation for you. This one feels real. Better of a signing to start with.

[Don Sholeone]

[lassassinblanc]

Isak,Botman,Bruno G, Tonali, Wilson

We're a FM20 players wet dream

[lassassinblanc]

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Newcastle United are close to an agreement with AC Milan to sign Italy international Sandro Tonali for a fee in the region of €70million.

Subject to finalising negotiations, the Premier League club would be landing their top target to bolster manager Eddie Howe’s midfield.

Newcastle launched an ambitious bid to sign Tonali with an offer of around €50million on Tuesday, but the situation has progressed after face-to-face negotiations today.

Tonali, who also attracted interest from Chelsea, emerged as a key target early in the window, with Howe seeking two midfielders after the club secured Champions League football next season.

The transfer could match the club-record purchase of Alexander Isak, who arrived at the club from Real Sociedad last summer.

Newcastle are also looking for a wide forward, a centre-back and a full-back but midfielders — a defensive and a more versatile option — are the priority additions.

Follow the summer transfer window with The Athletic…

Transfer blog — live updates
Latest transfer news
Premier League done deals
Tonali, who will captain Italy at this month’s Under-21 European Championship, helped Milan win their first Scudetto in 11 years in 2022, performing multiple midfield roles under Stefano Pioli.

The 23-year-old started his career at Brescia before joining Milan in 2020, making a loan move permanent the following year.

He made 48 appearances for the club in all competitions last season as Milan finished fourth but reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2007.

Newcastle, who finished fourth last season to secure a place in Europe’s top club competition for the first time since 2003, are also keen on Leicester’s James Maddison if they can strike a deal at the right price.

go-deeper
GO DEEPER

Newcastle United summer mailbag part one: Potential incomings and the ghost of windows past

(Photo: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full article above. It's gone up 20m euros overnight haha. Negotiation for you. This one feels real. Better of a signing to start with.

It won't be 70m upfront

It will most likely be around 40m
Then 10-15 over few years
Rest would be based on appearances and other variables such as competition progress etc

[Cal]

Isak,Botman,Bruno G, Tonali, Wilson

We're a FM20 players wet dream

Tonali would never sign for me back then Isak did work wonders though

[Valentino's fast feet]

SpoilerShow

Newcastle United are close to an agreement with AC Milan to sign Italy international Sandro Tonali for a fee in the region of €70million.

Subject to finalising negotiations, the Premier League club would be landing their top target to bolster manager Eddie Howe’s midfield.

Newcastle launched an ambitious bid to sign Tonali with an offer of around €50million on Tuesday, but the situation has progressed after face-to-face negotiations today.

Tonali, who also attracted interest from Chelsea, emerged as a key target early in the window, with Howe seeking two midfielders after the club secured Champions League football next season.

The transfer could match the club-record purchase of Alexander Isak, who arrived at the club from Real Sociedad last summer.

Newcastle are also looking for a wide forward, a centre-back and a full-back but midfielders — a defensive and a more versatile option — are the priority additions.

Follow the summer transfer window with The Athletic…

Transfer blog — live updates
Latest transfer news
Premier League done deals
Tonali, who will captain Italy at this month’s Under-21 European Championship, helped Milan win their first Scudetto in 11 years in 2022, performing multiple midfield roles under Stefano Pioli.

The 23-year-old started his career at Brescia before joining Milan in 2020, making a loan move permanent the following year.

He made 48 appearances for the club in all competitions last season as Milan finished fourth but reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2007.

Newcastle, who finished fourth last season to secure a place in Europe’s top club competition for the first time since 2003, are also keen on Leicester’s James Maddison if they can strike a deal at the right price.

go-deeper
GO DEEPER

Newcastle United summer mailbag part one: Potential incomings and the ghost of windows past

(Photo: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full article above. It's gone up 20m euros overnight haha. Negotiation for you. This one feels real. Better of a signing to start with.

It won't be 70m upfront

It will most likely be around 40m
Then 10-15 over few years
Rest would be based on appearances and other variables such as competition progress etc

Yeah, I imagine we would structure it smartly. For whatever reason Ashley never seemed to do that, but when competing at the echelons we now are, need to structure all big transfers in specific ways in order to account with FFP I suppose. If this goes through, what a f***ing signing.

Depending on the exchange rate, would it count as breaking our record again? Google tells me 70m euro is a little over 60m sterling. Depends how is structured. Although Almiron was widely reported as breaking the long standing Owen record, though I'm sure that involved a lot of addons and installments.

[Tsi]

[Valentino's fast feet]

Big Frank strikes again

[Blue & Maroon]

What a midfield we will have

[Remember Colo]

To be fair, the pizza in England does suck

[Remember Colo]

And now my Italian-Canadian friends are reaching out to me upset that Tonali may leave Serie A. And they're not even AC Milan supporters! So that says something about his quality.

[bodacious benny]

Players want money. Players move for more money. That's the equation in football!

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Players want money. Players move for more money. That's the equation in football!

Ac Milan also want money because the ground development has stalled

[Colly]

To be fair, the pizza in England does suck

You can get wood fired pizza on Seaton Carew beach these days, he'll be fine.

[Don Sholeone]