Medical staff from Newcastle United are currently flying to Romania to arrange a medical for midfielder Sandro Tonali ahead of his move from AC Milan.
Despite already being 23 years of age, Tonali is currently competing for the Italy under-21 side in the European Championships which is being held by joint hosts Georgia and Romania.
The Milanese midfielder is eligible as he was 21 at the beginning of the qualification stages and according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle staff want to secure a deal as quickly as possible to prevent any chance of the deal being hijacked by another club.
Exactly as they did for Bruno Guimarães deal in Brazil, Newcastle will complete the first part of medical tests for Sandro Tonali in Romania. ⚪️⚫️⤵️🩺
Documents have already been sent to player’s camp to check the contract valid until June 2029. https://t.co/uHDi54GBUe
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 22, 2023
Sandro Tonali deal close to completion
Once the medical is completed, Tonali is expected to put pen to paper on a six-year deal with the documents already being sent to representatives of the Milan number eight.
The structure of the fee is yet to be agreed but the cost is likely to be around the $77m mark, with Tonali set to pocket $8.8m per season net salary as well as another $2.2m in add-ons until 2029.
