Tonali Out With Spurs On His Return Home, All The Love From The Fans: "Midfield Maestro" - Goalsarea

The choice to leave on the bench Sandro Tonali in the big match against Tottenham today he surprised everyone a bit, especially after the match played against Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup – just over an hour. But coach Eddie Howe preferred to exclude the former AC Milan midfielder from the return to St ‘James Park after the suspension for the betting scandal and preferred Longstaff in the midfield three together with Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton.

A hug from the fans. However, as already demonstrated at the final whistle of the match against Tricky Treesthe Newcastle Curva wanted to pay tribute to Tonali for his return to the English team. The testimony comes from a banner, “Maestro del midfield, da Milano”, the message sent to the former Rossoneri player who is watching the match against Tottenham sitting with the rest of the reserves on the bench. The closeness shown by the fans is moving for the ordeal experienced by the player after 11 months of disqualification and sixteen meetings with the Federation, together with the children, to talk about what happened.

Paid a whopping 64 million euros to “snatch” him from Milan’s hands, Tonali’s first season with the club has been so far Magpies He lasted 12 games in 2023-24, before being handed a worldwide ban after being caught betting on matches involving former club AC Milan and also Newcastle in the Premier League.