The Newcastle management stubbornly denies that Sandro Tonali was offered to rival Arsenal in January. Reports still keep coming, about the Italian’s “flirting” with the London club.

Now it is not Tonali himself who is working for the exit of Newcastle, the club that has given him all the support through quarantine after the illegal betting ruling. The agent takes care of that. According to Teamtalk , there is a lot of activity behind the scenes: “Tonali was offered to Arsenal on the last day of the winter transfer window, but the Italian midfielder is still at Newcastle. Tonali’s agent, Giuseppe Riso, has revealed that there will be talks with Newcastle about his future later in the season, suggesting that he could leave at the end of the season.

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“A second source has claimed that Sandro Tonali wants to move to Arsenal and play under manager Mikel Arteta…”, reports the English media about one of the Premier League’s best defensive midfielders.

But Arsenal will not be served Tonali without competition. The sources claim Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City have all sent their feelers out for a potential Tonali investment this summer.

The 25-year-old has reportedly signalled he wants to return to Italy if he leaves Newcastle, but is keeping his options open. If what looks to be the Premier League champion, Arsenal, knocks on the door with a big offer, we bet Tonali will have second thoughts.

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