Newcastle United broke their transfer record to sign Alexander Isak last summer, and it now looks like it is going to be broken again.
The super Swede signed for the Magpies in August last year, arriving for an initial £59million from Real Sociedad, with the fee potentially rising to £63million with add-ons.
It was a huge statement of intent from the Toon owners, and they are now about to make a similar statement less than 12 months later.
Newcastle are moving early in the 2023 transfer market, and are set to make Sandro Tonali their first senior signing of the summer.
He is set to sign a six-year deal with the Magpies, and has now reportedly ‘said yes to Newcastle’ ahead of a move to Tyneside. That is according to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, who has shared an update on the finances involved in the deal.
Newcastle to break transfer record for Sandro Tonali
Di Marzio has told Sky Sports that Newcastle have agreed to pay AC Milan a fee of around £60million for Tonali. He adds that there are then add-ons on top of that, which means the deal could end up costing £64.6million in total.
Therefore, Tonali is going to become the club’s most expensive signing ever, replacing Isak at the top of the pile.
It is a huge amount of money to invest, but he will hopefully prove to be well worth it. He is only 23, which means he could be a mainstay at St James’ Park for the next 10 years. If that is the case then he will have proven to be worth every penny.
Newcastle continue to strengthen their spine, with Tonali set to join the likes of Bruno Guimaraes, Isak and Sven Botman. They are all 25 or younger, meaning their best days are ahead of them.
That is a tantalising prospect, and proof of how Newcastle have got their transfer strategy spot on since the change of ownership.
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