The north London side reportedly had an initial bid of £80m ($107m) knocked back by the Magpies, but finally reached a breakthrough with a structured deal worth £92.5m upfront plus a further £7.5m in performance-related add-ons.
Tottenham could still allow some high-profile players to leave the club this summer as they look to at least partly balance their spending. It has been a record summer already for Spurs, who have spent more than they ever have in a single window, splashing out more than £230million.
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali for a club-record fee which could reach £100million (€117m / $133m), while a first-team star has also agreed a move to Italy.
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Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, subject to a work permit.
The 26-year-old Italy international midfielder joins for a reported club-record £92.5m, with top-ups taking the total package to £100m.
Tottenham have confirmed their £100million signing's new shirt number and it hints that another transfer arrival has already chosen his one
Sandro Tonali reveals he spoke to Roberto De Zerbi ‘for close to two hours’ before joining Tottenham while Newcastle confirm that the Italian’s sale is the ‘second-largest fee ever received for a player’ in the club’s history.
Roberto De Zerbi was always going to oversee a radical summer rebuild at Tottenham Hotspur and it hasn’t taken long for the north London side to spring into action in the transfer market.
Tottenham continued their summer spending spree by signing Sandro Tonali for a club-record transfer fee from Newcastle.