Newcastle rebuff second Sandro Tonali bid from Tottenham - Report
Tottenham Hotspur have approached Newcastle United again with a view to signing Italy international Sandro Tonali.
Spurs have recently emerged as the main contenders to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle after reports that Manchester City and Arsenal are monitoring his situation.
There's nothing to suggest that Tonali is unsettled on Tyneside, but there's been a lot of speculation over his future ever since deadline day in the winter window.
Tottenham had already had one bid rejected by Newcastle last week. Spurs were thought to have bid £75 million plus add-ons for the 26-year-old, but it was immediately rejected by Newcastle.
Spurs have approached Newcastle again
Now Craig Hope is reporting that the Spurs have tried again. In The Daily Mail, Hope claims that the North London club didn't even improve on their initial offer.
Bizarrely, rather than come up with a new offer, Spurs have reportedly asked Newcastle to reconsider their initial offer, which was swiftly rejected, as was this request to reconsider.
Newcastle maintain a valuation of £100 million on Tonali, and so far, nobody has come close to offering a package that would get them to reconsider.
We have to give credit where it's due, Newcastle are sticking by their guns. They insisted that they would not sell any big players this summer unless it was on their terms, and they appear to be standing by that.
Tottenham's offer is insulting
However, it's a bold move by Tottenham to come back and ask again without improving the terms. In fact, it's almost insulting.
It stinks of arrogance. Almost as if Spurs are saying, "Look, we know he wants to come here because we're Tottenham and we're in London, so just be good little boys and let him go."
Hopefully, Tonali is paying attention too, and he thinks about where he's more valued. Newcastle see him as a £100 million player, Spurs obviously don't. Think about it, Sandro! Obviously, that's not really going to matter to him; all that really matters to the players is what they get paid, and in that respect, Spurs will have us well and truly beat.
