Manchester United And Manchester City are considering a €100m bid for Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali this summer.
Corriere Della Sera reports today on the 26-year-oldRevealing that Financial Fair Play rules would force Newcastle to ‘sell their family jewel’ this summer.
Newcastle is listening to offers
According to the newspaper, Newcastle are ready to consider offers for the Italian midfielder as they look to balance the books. The failure to qualify for the Champions League or any format in Europe has forced the sale of Eddie Howe’s side this summer.
After paying €59m to AC Milan, they are expecting an offer of €100m for the Italy international. This is a figure that would put him out of the market for Italian clubs. As his salary is around €10m per year.
Instead, Manchester City and Manchester United According to the newspaper are the ‘most likely destinations’. It remains to be seen whether any of them will pay the €100 million.
Manchester United and Manchester City are looking for a midfielder
Both intend to change their midfield options this summer. Specifically, Manchester United needs at least one player in central midfield to replace the departing Casemiro.
But the perception is that they could target two or three in this role, with the likes of Manuel Ugarte also expected to step up.
Manchester City They have less needs than their city rivals. They already have Rodri, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Rejenders, Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva who can play in central roles.
However, Silva is leaving at the end of his contract and Kovacic is also likely to leave. It also remains to be seen what happens with Rodri. After all he has long been linked with a possible move to Real Madrid.
Either way, the feeling in Italy is that Manchester City and Manchester United are set to do battle over the Newcastle star. And he will find no Italian competition at his asking price of €100 million.
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