It’s beginning to really feel like Sandro Tonali has been linked with a return to Serie A by the Italian media greater than he’s performed video games at St James’ Park during the last 12-18 months.
They’re relentless and have been ever since he signed, but actions communicate louder than phrases and people actions have been emphatic from the person himself final evening.
Whether or not it was his all-action, man-of-the-match efficiency, his passionate celebrations after each objectives or his feedback on being ‘completely satisfied’ at Newcastle after the sport, all of them made a mockery of the most recent studies popping out of Italy this week.
A brand new front-page report by considered one of Italy’s largest broadsheet newspapers, Corriere dello Sport, is as soon as once more linking Sandro Tonali with a transfer again to the nation in a ‘sensational turning level of a venture.’
They report that Juventus’ Head of Scouting, Stefano Stefanelli has recognized the Italian worldwide as the right signing.
The paper, which is celebrating its one-hundredth anniversary, declare that the Outdated Woman will look to promote Nicolò Fagioli and Kenan Yildiz to finance the transfer and that Newcastle are in search of round €55m (£45.4m) for the participant.
£45m for a participant who value us £55m final summer time is clearly a load of nonsense. He might have spent an extended interval on the sidelines final season, however he’s an enormous a part of Eddie Howe’s plans, is fast-becoming a Premier League confirmed star destined to turn into top-of-the-line in his place and is now an everyday in Italy’s senior facet; one thing he was not when he first arrived on Tyneside. He isn’t leaving for £10m lower than we paid for him.
Solely final week Giuseppe Riso, Tonali’s agent, got here out publicly and denied discuss of the Italian eager to return to Italy and being sad at United.
He mentioned: ‘Sandro is totally not contemplating to [sic] return in Serie A,’ he mentioned in an announcement by his company, GR Sports activities, on Instagram. ‘He’s completely satisfied at Newcastle, completely satisfied to play in the perfect league on the earth and he’s an idol for the followers, who’ve all the time supported Sandro in each second.’
On prime of that, Howe doubled down on Tonali’s future after final evening’s 3-1 win over Brentford. Requested in regards to the newest exit rumours, he mentioned: “I don’t assume that’s ever come from Sandro. I’ve solely ever seen a participant that’s very completely satisfied right here.”
Corriere dello Sport should really feel their claims have some weight if they’re prepared to run a entrance web page unfold on the story, nevertheless, this appears like one other simple story for the Italian media to write down and there are not any direct quotes within the piece, so it undoubtedly comes off as pure hypothesis.
It looks like Italian media simply aren’t stopping with these tales regardless of his agent, Tonali himself, and Eddie Howe all saying he’s targeted on Newcastle and completely satisfied on the membership.
Maybe the Italian sports activities fraternity are nonetheless sad that one of many nationwide sides crown jewels performs for ‘little previous’ Newcastle, as a substitute of one of many large Italian sides? It actually feels that method and as in the event that they’re making an attempt to power a story that he needs out.
Regardless of the case, final evening’s efficiency, celebrations and post-match phrases weren’t that of a person who’s needs out and lengthy might that proceed.