Manchester United and Manchester City considering €100m transfer battle
Manchester United and Manchester City are considering a €100m tussle for Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali this summer.
Corriere della Sera report on the 26-year-old today, stating that Financial Fair Play rules will force Newcastle to ‘sell their family jewel’ this summer.
Newcastle listening to offers
According to the newspaper’s information, Newcastle are ready to consider offers for the Italian midfielder as they look to balance the books. The failure to qualify for the Champions League, or any form of Europe, has forced sales on Eddie Howe’s side this summer.
After paying €59m to AC Milan, they are expecting offers of €100m for the Italy international. That’s a figure which will put him out of the market for Italian clubs. As does his salary of nearly €10m a year.
Instead, Manchester City and Manchester United are the ‘most likely destinations’ according to the newspaper. Whether either of those will pay €100m, remains to be seen.
Manchester United and Manchester City midfielder hunt
Both do seem intent on changing up their midfield options this summer. Manchester United, in particular, need at least one player in central midfield to replace the departing Casemiro.
But the belief is that they could target two or three in the role, with the likes of Manuel Ugarte expected to move on as well.
Manchester City are in less need than their city rivals. They already have Rodri, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva who can play centrally.
Silva is leaving at the end of his contract though and Kovacic is likely to depart too. It also remains to be seen what happens with Rodri. He’s long been linked with a potential move to Real Madrid after all.
Either way, the belief in Italy is that Manchester City and Manchester United are lining up for a tussle over the Newcastle star. And they won’t find any Italian competition at the €100m asking price.
