Newcastle United Favourite Believes £100m Sandro Tonali Is 'Brilliant' - Here's Why
The move would give Spurs their fifth signing of the summer and could rise to £100 million with add-ons, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Newcastle United accepted Tottenham Hotspur's transfer offer for midfielder Sandro Tonali, with the deal worth £92.5million upfront plus £7.5million in achievable add-ons.
- Spurs ramped up their interest in recent weeks after Tonali expressed a desire to work under manager Roberto De Zerbi, part of a midfield overhaul following Thursday's signing of West Ham star Mateus Fernandes.
- Football finance expert Kieran Maguire described the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as an "entertainment complex," creating a £200m revenue gap between Spurs and Newcastle that enables such spending power.
- Former Magpies captain Kevin Nolan believes Spurs pulled off two "major coups" landing Fernandes and Tonali, though he stressed Newcastle can benefit from the funds to strengthen their own squad.
- Spurs have now spent £237million on transfers this summer, backing manager De Zerbi as they compete financially with established giants Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea.
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The financial details of the transfer are not disclosed, but it is reported that the agreement will break the previous club record and become the most expensive acquisition in the history of the collective.
Tottenham Hotspur set to sign top Premier League midfielder
Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of completing one of the biggest transfers of the summer after agreeing a club-record deal to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United. The agreement is reportedly worth up to £100 million, with an initial fee of £92.5 million plus £7.5 million in performance-related add-ons. Tonali is expected to travel to London to undergo his medical before officially completing the move. The Italian midfielder is believed t…
The possible signing of Sandro Tonali, Newcastle, by the Tottenham, valued at some 116 million euros as advanced by several media, would become the most expensive transfer in history for an Italian footballer, although the operation was not yet officially confirmed.The entry Tonali's signing by the Tottenham would be the most expensive in history for an Italian was first published in Digital Process.
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