Sandro Tonali bid REJECTED by Newcastle as Spurs make their move
Sandro Tonali has been linked with Tottenham Hotspur for much of the last week.
Newcastle United's Italian midfielder has been the subject of plenty of transfer speculation for months now, but the links to Tottenham Hotspur seem very strong.
Since the news broke that Spurs were interested, it somehow felt different to the constant Manchester United and Arsenal links, and now it looks as though we were right to be concerned.
Even though Tottenham have had a massive fall from grace in the last couple of seasons, there's a strange feeling in the air that they are due a revival under Roberto De Zerbi, and Sandro Tonali could become a huge part of that.
Newcastle have rejected an £80m bid for Sandro Tonali
Now Keith Downie has reported via X that Spurs have made a move for Tonali, placing an £80 million bid this week.
Downie reports that Newcastle rejected the bid immediately, but other reports have claimed that talks are still ongoing, with The Athletic's David Ornstein confirming the rumours. Keith Downie's post on X also claims that Manchester City are keen on the Italian.
"EXCL: Newcastle United have REJECTED an offer of around £80m from Tottenham for Sandro Tonali.
"Spurs’ offer for Tonali landed earlier this week and was knocked back by Newcastle — immediately.
"Man City are also very keen on the midfielder, but are prioritising their move for former Newcastle man Elliot Anderson.
"Formal contact between Spurs and Newcastle, as reported by @David_Ornstein"
Newcastle are ready to rinse Tottenham for Tonali
We suspect this is only going to be the beginning of this saga, and it will end with Sandro Tonali leaving Newcastle.
It feels likely that Tottenham will be the destination, as Man City are confident that they will land their priority target of Elliot Anderson.
We're pleased to see Newcastle reject an £80 million bid, though. If we have to lose Tonali, we want to make sure we're getting top dollar for him and that should be at least £90 million.
