The battle between the English and Italian sources continues with the former now claiming the fee for Sandro Tonali will not be as high as reported.
According to the latest from Sky, Tonali will travel to Newcastle to make his move to Newcastle official after Italy’s participation in the Under 21 European Championships, and they will land him for an initial £55m which is roughly €64m.
The report in Italy stating the deal would cost Newcastle as much as €80m (£69m) are incorrect as per Sky, and that is significant because it would have constituted a club-record deal for the Magpies.
A verbal agreement with Milan was reached last week and then a delegation flew to meet Tonali in Romania, agreeing a six-year deal with the 23-year-old.
Given the player’s age, his importance to Milan and the potential for him to improve further, Newcastle think that they have got a real coup while the Rossoneri must now set about replacing him.
