Newcastle United don set price tag of £100 million for their Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali, as Arsenal dey eye am for summer transfer window. According to reports, the Magpies dey ask for €115 million before dem go allow the former AC Milan star go.
Arsenal, Manchester City, and Manchester United all dey ready to meet the demand, according to inside sources. The Gunners want to strengthen their midfield after Martin Zubimendi suffer from fatigue last season, and with Christian Norgaard expected to leave.
Fabrizio Romano reveal on Friday say Arsenal dey keen on Tonali, with Mikel Arteta viewing am as priority target. Former Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal warn say signing Tonali fit force sale of either Zubimendi or Declan Rice. Monreal tell Rekatochklart say: “If Arsenal buys Tonali, dem go get best midfielder for world. But dem sign Zubimendi for plenty money last year, so e hard. To get Tonali, Zubimendi, and Rice go be too much, so I dey imagine dem go sell one of dem.”
Former Newcastle forward Alan Shearer also yarn about the matter. He say: “I guess e dey depend on whether Man United get Elliot Anderson. If Anderson make am clear say he want leave, then you get best price and move on. If Newcastle dey get £90m for Tonali, e go take plenty money to pull am out.”
Arsenal fans dey wait to see if the club go pay the huge fee. Tonali, wey dey 26 years, don show say he be workhorse for midfield. If he join, e go affect players like Declan Rice, who play over 4,000 minutes last season, and Zubimendi, wey don struggle with workload. Young star Myles Lewis-Skelly fit also lose chance if Tonali come.
The transfer saga dey develop as summer window open. Newcastle dey hold firm for their price, but Arsenal and others dey ready to negotiate.
