Tonali has agreed terms on a switch away from Newcastle for a fee that could reportedly reach £100 million, with De Zerbi's persuasion ultimately tipping the balance in Spurs' favour.
Mateus Fernandes has named Bruno Fernandes as his idol despite deciding to join Tottenham Hotspur ahead of Manchester United.
Tottenham's bold summer spending has cost one of last season's most important players his place in the team. Spurs are among the biggest spenders in world football this summer, already committing more than £200million to new signings, and the spending will not end there.
One of the long-tail side effects of Tottenham completely refreshing their midfield with the purchases of Mateus Fernades and Sandro Tonali is the dissatisfaction of Spurs’ EXISTING midfielders.
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A fully agreed Tottenham transfer has been abandoned, with two separate sources including Fabrizio Romano pointing to Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali as to why.
A pre-agreed Tottenham transfer is no longer happening, with transfer guru Fabrizio Romano explaining why.
Tottenham's fearless transfer window has continued with the £92million deal to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, adding to an £85million agreement to land Mateus Fernandes from West Ham.
Sandro Tonali hasn't even put pen to paper on his deal taking him from Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur, and there's already talk about his next club.