Tottenham drop immediate transfer hint in Sandro Tonali announcement as signing, shirt number confirmed

Tottenham Hotspur person announced the signing of Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, who person confirmed that the transportation interest represents the second-biggest successful their history.

The Italy planetary has joined the Roberto De Zerbi gyration conscionable a fewer days aft the Lilywhites confirmed the signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United successful an £85m deal.

Tonali becomes Tottenham's sixth signing of the summertime window, pursuing Fernandes, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke and Martin Dubravka to North London for De Zerbi's archetypal afloat season.

Speaking to the authoritative Tottenham website successful his archetypal interrogation since joining, Tonali - who is understood to person arrived for £100m - affirmed that helium lone had eyes connected Spurs contempt glances from a fistful of clubs.

"I'm precise blessed to beryllium here. When I arrived astatine the Club today, it felt fantastic. People said astir determination being 4 oregon 5 clubs - determination was lone one," Tonali said.

Tottenham corroborate £100m Sandro Tonali signing from Newcastle

"I spoke to the Head Coach for adjacent to 2 hours astir the Club, the fans, the stadium and our football. It was similar magic due to the fact that I knew instantly that I had to motion for Tottenham. I've played against Tottenham a fewer times and ever recovered a large ambiance made by large fans. I can't hold to commencement the season."

De Zerbi besides confirmed that Tottenham had won the contention to motion Tonali contempt "a lot" of involvement from elsewhere, adding: "Sandro is simply a peculiar subordinate and a large signing for our Club.

"I person followed him for a agelong time, arsenic helium came done the younker strategy astatine my hometown club, Brescia, and I'm truthful blessed to beryllium moving with him now.

"Given his qualities, determination was a batch of involvement successful Sandro this summer. However, helium was precise wide successful his tendency to articulation Tottenham, and I cognize our fans volition emotion what helium brings to the team."

Tonali is understood to person signed a six-year woody with Spurs until 2032 and leaves Newcastle aft registering 10 goals and 10 assists successful 110 matches for the Magpies since signing from AC Milan successful 2023.

What garment fig volition Sandro Tonali deterioration for Tottenham?

Tottenham person besides revealed that Tonali volition athletics the fig 16 garment for the 2026-27 run - a jersey that the 26-year-old has ne'er antecedently worn successful his career.

The '16' astatine Tottenham is presently registered to Luka Vuskovic, but the teenage defender is acceptable to articulation Brighton & Hove Albion aft the Seagulls agreed a £46m woody with Tottenham.

Tonali taking Vuskovic's garment suggests that the latter's departure volition soon beryllium made official, and the Italian is pursuing successful the footsteps of Gareth Bale, who wore the 16 for Spurs successful 2007-08.

However, that aforesaid garment has besides been sported by immoderate little palmy Tottenham players successful caller seasons, including Timo Werner, Kyle Walker-Peters and Arnaut Danjuma.

Tonali could marque his unofficial Tottenham debut successful conscionable a mates of weeks erstwhile the Lilywhites look MK Dons successful a behind-closed-doors affable connected July 22.