Newcastle United working on £85m double swoop after £100m Sandro Tonali sale
Newcastle United have turned their attention to incomings after agreeing to sell Sandro Tonali.
Newcastle United are working on two incoming deals with the imminent £100million sale of Sandro Tonali set to unlock their spending power.
The Magpies have agreed to sell Tonali to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur for £93.5million, with a further £7.5million in achievable add-ons taking the total worth of the transfer to £100million.
Tonali will become United’s second most expensive sale behind Alexander Isak, who last year joined Liverpool for a British record £130million. Having already sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for £69million, the club have now raised £169million through player sales this summer.
NewcastleWorld has been told that the funds raised from the Tonali sale in particular will enable Newcastle to strengthen multiple positions, two of which are reportedly already being worked on.
Newcastle United working on two incoming deals after Sandro Tonali sale
Eddie Howe’s side are understood to have agreed a £43million deal to sign Ivory Coast international Bazoumana Toure from Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim as a direct replacement for Gordon on the left wing.
The 20-year-old has only spent 18 months at the German club after joining from Swedish side Hammarby but last season’s form of five goals and 12 assists has attracted high-level interest.
After seeing a move for Spanish winger Victor Munoz hijacked by Liverpool, the Magpies have accelerated negotiations to sign Toure.
Newcastle are also in advanced talks to sign Freiberg midfielder Johan Manzambi and are “optimistic” about agreeing a deal. It’s been suggested Manzambi is valued at £42million.
Manzambi, 20, has scored three goals in three games for Switzerland at the World Cup, helping them to top their group and set up a round of 32 tie against Algeria on Friday.
It comes off the back of an impressive campaign at club level, where he scored seven goals and registered nine assists for Freiberg as they reached the Europa League final and finished seventh in the Bundesliga.
Newcastle have made just one summer signing so far, bringing in 20-year-old French goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen from Stade de Reims for £18million.