{"id":11883,"date":"2026-05-23T03:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11883"},"modified":"2026-05-23T03:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:43:37","slug":"arsenal-man-utd-city-chelsea-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11883","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal, Man Utd, City, Chelsea interested"},"content":{"rendered":"


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So much has been written about the Sandro Tonali transfer saga since January that it can be hard to keep up, but I\u2019ve done my best to gather the latest information on his future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As has been widely reported, Tonali sees his future away from Newcastle United this summer, with his agent already fielding interest from the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City.<\/p>\n

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Having consulted sources with ties to the agents industry, I\u2019m reliably told that initial exploratory talks have been held between Arsenal, Man City, and those close to the player.<\/p>\n

Manchester United and Chelsea also have Tonali on their lists for this summer, while I\u2019m also told that Jose Mourinho\u2019s imminent arrival at Real Madrid could see them join the race for the Italy international\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

Sandro Tonali transfer not advancing\u2026yet<\/h2>\n

However, for now the main message is that nothing is advancing with Tonali. This could change, of course, as there\u2019s plenty of interest there, but one issue is that the player\u2019s genuine preference is for a return to Serie A.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonali is on the list of pretty much every top club,\u201d one source explained. \u201cHe really wants to go back to Italy, though, so we\u2019ll have to see if any club feel the deal is affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite links with Juventus, I\u2019m not aware of anything concrete happening there at the moment, with Tonali\u2019s high wages a significant issue for Serie A clubs.<\/p>\n

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It could be that the 26-year-old will decide he\u2019s willing to take a pay cut to head back to his home country, but for now it\u2019s very hard to make predictions like this, with a move to another Premier League club or a European giant like Real Madrid looking the safer bet.<\/p>\n

Newcastle don\u2019t want to sell Tonali<\/h2>\n

Obviously the other thing to consider here is that Newcastle sources insist they don\u2019t want to sell Tonali and there are no plans to do so.<\/p>\n

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But of course we know that football doesn\u2019t always work like that, and that even though the Magpies played hardball over Alexander Isak last summer, he did eventually end up leaving in a mega-money move to Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Tonali will not be short of offers to make the step up to playing in the Champions League, so we\u2019ll have to see if anyone can come in with the kind of money to test Newcastle\u2019s resolve.<\/p>\n

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