Newcastle close to $80 million transfer of Milan’s Sandro Tonali

AC Milan and Italian national team midfielder Sandro Tonali is close to a transfer to Newcastle, The Athletic reports.

It was previously reported that the English club had offered $50 million for the 23-year-old Italian, but according to the source, Milan rejected the offer. The Magpies raised the offer to $77 million that can go to 80 with the adds-on and now the parties are close to an agreement.

Newcastle have submitted a $77M bid for Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali, per multiple reports ? pic.twitter.com/RxD9zkcoT6

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Tonali played 48 games for Milan in all competitions last season, scoring 2 goals and providing 10 assists.