Sandro Tonali joins Tottenham from Newcastle in club-record £100 million deal

[p]The Italy midfielder joins [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] for an initial £92.5 million, with the remaining £7.5 million add-ons based on multiple Champions League qualifications.[/p][p]The move eclipses the club's previous record transfer of £85 million for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Mateus Fernandes[/a], signed earlier this month.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Tonali[/a], who was also coveted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], has penned a six-year contract in north London and will reportedly earn £275,000 per week.[/p][p]"[b]I'm very happy to be here. When I arrived at the club today, it felt fantastic[/b]," Tonali said. "[b]People said about there being four or five clubs - there was only one[/b].[/p][embed guid="22d4428d-7b76-4c9b-b264-631cbed6f56f" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2074070883560268135" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]I spoke to the head coach for close to two hours about the club, the fans, the stadium and our football. It was like magic because I knew immediately that I had to sign for Tottenham[/b]. [/p][p]"[b]I've played against Tottenham a few times and always found a great atmosphere made by great fans. I can't wait to start the season[/b]."[/p][p]Tonali joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] in a £55 million move from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] in July 2023, but was banned for 10 months by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for breaching gambling rules.[/p][p]The 26-year-old returned in August 2024 and became a key part of Newcastle's midfield, which helped them end a 70-year domestic trophy drought with the EFL Cup.[/p][p]Tonali, who has 32 senior caps for Italy, made 110 appearances for the Magpies.[/p][embed guid="1d8d470b-5905-4a51-964a-7bd0d8009368" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2074073416198394284" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tonali's arrival continues a busy summer for Tottenham, who have now spent beyond £200 million in an aggressive strategy shift after narrowly avoiding relegation last season.[/p][p]They have already signed defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-hecke-jan-paul/WG59HGIH/"]Jan Paul van Hecke[/a] for £52 million from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] and added [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andy Robertson[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senesi-marcos/tzX63L7E/"]Marcos Senesi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dubravka-martin/dp3dkdsI/"]Martin Dubravka[/a] on free transfers.[/p][p]Spurs have also agreed on the sale of 19-year-old centre-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vuskovic-luka/QLMh9ouh/"]Luka Vuskovic[/a] to Brighton for a potential £50 million total.[/p]