'I would not go to Spurs': Gabby Agbonlahor questions Sandro Tonali move

Newcastle United are facing the prospect of losing midfielder Sandro Tonali over the summer, with Tottenham Hotspur emerging as the frontrunners for his signature.

Spurs have come out of nowhere to suddenly be the talk of the Toon as potential suitors for Tonali.

Arsenal and Manchester United have both blown hot and cold when it comes to making a move for the Italian, whereas all early signs with Tottenham indicate a strong interest and real belief that they can sign the 26-year-old.

Tonali won't come cheap for Spurs, though. Newcastle have him under contract until 2030, so can pretty much name their price for the Italian international.

Gabby Agbonlahor doesn't see Sandro Tonali going to Tottenham

After finishing 17th in the last two seasons, Tottenham are in dire need of a restructuring, and they look to be doing just that; however, talkSPORT's Gabby Agbonlahor doesn't believe it will be enough and questions whether Tonali would actually be open to a move to Spurs.

“Why would Tonali want to go to a top 17 side? They are not a top-six side anymore, Spurs. They are really not.

“Back-to-back seasons finishing 17th in the league, I just do not get it and I think he is probably saying to his agent, ‘I beg your pardon, who are interested? Pardon? I thought I was going to a big European side playing Champions League football. Do me a favour, I would not go to Spurs.’”

Surely Spurs won't be that poor again?

While I can see where Agbonlahor is coming from, there's a part of me that feels that Roberto De Zerbi, with the right players through the door this summer, can transform Tottenham back into a top side. It may not be an immediate return to the top six, but if they land Tonali along with Jan Paul Van Hecke, Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson, plus one or two more, then they will be well set for a much better season.

The Premier League is becoming far less predictable lately, so it's hard to say with any degree of certainty how a side is going to do in a given season, especially this far away from the start.

We have absolutely no idea how Newcastle will fare next season because we don't have a clue what our squad is going to look like. We expect it's going to be full of names that many people won't even have heard of before they were linked with us.

That could go either way come May, but it's going to be interesting, that's for sure. As is this summer, seeing who we manage to keep hold of and who we let go.