Sandro Tonali: Spurs bid of around £80m rejected by Newcastle

Newcastle United Rejected a bid from Tottenham Hotspur For midfielder Sandro Tonali.

An offer worth around £80m is understood to have been rejected earlier this week.

BBC Sport previously reported Spurs manager Roberto Di Zarby Was a longtime fan of Tonali And the club were exploring a deal for the 26-year-old Italian.

However, their opening offer was rejected Newcastlewho are in a strong position to command a larger fee of around £100m Manchester City And Arsenal Monitoring development.

Newcastle have already sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, ​​but the club’s chief executive David Hopkins has already made it clear they will only trade players “on our terms”.

Tonali is effectively contracted until 2030 After he signed a new contract during his 10-month betting ban to repay the faith the club had shown in him.

Can also work in current market NewcastleIn favor if a bidding war breaks out due to valuations of midfielders elsewhere.

Manchester City There was a second bid Worth around £120 million Rejected by Nottingham Forest For Elliott Anderson, in exile West Ham Want up to £80m for Mateus Fernandes.