Sandro Tonali transfer latest: Newcastle United 'respond' to massive Tottenham Hotspur bid

Tottenham Hotspur person reportedly seen an opening bid of astir £80m for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali rejected.

The Italy planetary has emerged arsenic a starring target for Spurs caput manager Roberto De Zerbi, who is seeking a caller conductor successful the motor country aft steering the North Londoners distant from relegation information past term.

Tonali arrived astatine St James' Park from AC Milan 3 years agone and is nether declaration until 2029, with Newcastle besides holding an enactment for a further 12 months.

As a result, the Magpies are said to beryllium nether nary unit to currency successful this summertime and would lone see a departure for a immense fee.

Newcastle person already sanctioned the high-profile merchantability of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, banking £69m from the winger's power to Camp Nou.

Newcastle 'stand firm' arsenic Spurs and Man City ellipse Tonali

Spurs' connection is understood to person landed earlier this week, but Sky Sports News reports that Newcastle wasted small clip successful turning down the connection for 1 of their astir prized assets.

De Zerbi is understood to person identified Tonali arsenic an perfect acceptable for his possession-heavy approach, targeting the 26-year-old arsenic a midfielder who tin dictate tempo and amended the method level of his squad.

Manchester City are besides believed to clasp an involvement successful the erstwhile Milan man, portion simultaneously pursuing Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson.

Tonali has 3 years remaining connected his existent woody astatine St James' Park, positive that nine enactment for an other season, further strengthening Newcastle's presumption astatine the negotiating table.

The Italy planetary outgo the Magpies £55m successful 2023 and has since go a cardinal constituent of their midfield structure.

What Tonali pursuit tells america astir De Zerbi's Spurs rebuild

Spurs' pursuit of Tonali comes amid a broader overhaul of the squad arsenic De Zerbi attempts to imprint his doctrine connected the club.

The North Londoners person already snapped up Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi connected escaped transfers, portion agreeing a £52m woody for Brighton & Hove Albion centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke.

The supra root reveals that teenage defender Luka Vuskovic could yet depart, with Brighton tabling an improved £45m bid and the highly rated 19-year-old keen connected a determination aft impressing connected indebtedness astatine Hamburg.

In midfield, a imperishable woody for Bayern Munich's Joao Palhinha remains connected the array aft a acceptable enactment expired, though Sporting Lisbon are besides monitoring the situation.

Spurs are additionally successful the marketplace for a caller winger to yet win Heung-min Son, different striker susceptible of operating crossed the beforehand enactment and, potentially, a goalkeeper if Guglielmo Vicario returns to Serie A, underlining the standard of De Zerbi's summertime rebuild astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.