Sandro Tonali is heading to London to undergo a medical ahead of a £100 million switch to Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs agreed a deal worth a guaranteed £85m for the Portuguese, with the transfer officially confirmed by the Premier League club on Thursday.
Saints are owed some of the profit after they inserted a reported 15 per cent sell-on clause when they sold Fernandes for £42m last summer.
Manchester City are close to confirming one major transfer but their summer business under Enzo Maresca is far from over.
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Reason why Arsenal rejected Sandro Tonali transfer as Tottenham close in on enormous deal
Newcastle United have agreed to sell Sandro Tonali for £100million this summer after missing out on Champions League qualification last season by finishing 12th in the Premier League
Sandro Tonali is set to join Tottenham Hotspur. It had looked like he had a foot out the Newcastle United exit door for a while. Now, several reliable sources have confirmed that a deal is as good as done. The Italian will be playing in a Spurs jersey from next season.
Tottenham's current record signing has already been handed his shirt number for the season ahead under Roberto De Zerbi
Mateus Fernandes will wear the number 18 shirt at Tottenham after sealing his £85million transfer from West Ham.
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Sandro Tonali has insisted he is ‘really happy’ at his impending move to Tottenham Hotspur as it is time for a new adventure.
Arsenal could struggle to bring Bruno Guimaraes to the Emirates Stadium following Newcastle United’s decision to sell Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur, according to a journalist.