AC Milan star sparks Sandro Tonali to Newcastle United debate amid cryptic social media activity
Sandro Tonali’s AC Milan teammate Rafael Leao has liked a Twitter post referencing the midfielder’s potential move to Newcastle United.
AC Milan star Rafael Leao has reacted to speculation surrounding Newcastle United’s attempts to sign teammate Sandro Tonali.
The Magpies remain in talks to sign the Italian midfielder after tabling an opening - and reportedly unsuccessful - bid of £42million, which was made public on Tuesday night.
There have been a lot of conflicting reports over the last 24 hours, though multiple sources in Italy believe United could offer as high as €80m [£68m].
Tonali’s potential exit has been heavily discussed by Milan fans on social media, with one supporter tweeting “At €80m can we consider selling or should we be the only team not to sell players?”
And to everyone’s surprise, the post was ‘liked’ by Leao (see screenshot below). What does that mean? Well, your guess is as good as ours.
Discussions regarding Tonali’s future are ongoing after the player’s agent Giuseppe Riso was, in an exclusive photo published by Milan News, spotted eating lunch alongside AC Milan managing director Giorgio Furlani and his right-hand man Geoffrey Moncada this afternoon (Wednesday).
Tonali, a boyhood AC Milan fan, has made 130 appearances since joining from Brescia in 2020, where he helped the club to their first Serie A title in 11 years in 2022.
The midfielder has 20 senior caps for Italy but will captain the under-21s at the European Championships, which begins on Wednesday, June 21.