Juliette Pastore shares special Sandro Tonali moment as Newcastle United star set for return

Newcastle United WAG Juliette Pastore has shared a special moment with husband Sandro Tonali - as they revealed the gender of their baby with family and friends in Italy.

Tonali is away on international duty this week, but sat out Italy’s encounter with Norway. And while his teammates toiled, the NUFC man was celebrating, for a very different reason.

With wife Pastore, they revealed to the world they will have a boy, judging by the decorations and reactions of family to the Instagram posts shared.

And even while his future is in doubt, especially after recent comments, fans will love the fact another little Geordie lad is on the way to Tyneside.

Gennaro Gattuso reveals Sandro Tonali ‘injury’ truth

Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso has revealed Sandro Tonali was not risked against Norway to avoid a potential ban.

Newcastle United fears arose last week when reports claimed Tonali withdrew from the squad due to fitness concerns. Any setback to the midfielder - arguably the club’s best player - would deal a huge blow ahead of this weekend’s clash with Manchester City.

Tonali did not play last night as Italy were beaten 4-1 on home soil by an Erling Haaland-inspired Norway. Heading into the clash, Gattuso’s men needed a 9-0 win to book an automatic spot at the World Cup.

However, using common sense, Gattuso rested Tonali to avoid a potential suspension for the play-offs in the next international break. The 25-year-old was a booking away from a one-match ban so withdrew from the Italy squad early - easing Newcastle’s injury doubts.

“Calafiori’s out, he was trying yesterday,” Gattuso said before the Norway defeat. “Tonali is also out, he doesn’t have any physical issues, but we won’t risk him given his booking. He will train today and he will be at the stadium tomorrow, as well as Calafiori. Both will attend the match.

“Our future is to try and get to the World Cup. We are talking about how to stay close to our players. We are organising how to get together in February (ahead of the World Cup play-offs in March), to have 48 hours together, to go and visit them. We’re arranging that, and to go and watch all the games using all of our resources.

“We have to be very intelligent (against Norway) and not get caught up in the emotions. Tomorrow’s game is one that will help us understand what level we’re at, and where the bar is. But we need to be intelligent, too. We can’t take any sendings off, we can’t have any foolishness.”

Who is Juliette Pastore, Sandro Tonali’s wife?

Tonali and Pastore first met in 2019, while he was still a player in Serie B with Brescia. While we all know Tonali’s talents, Pastore, too, is also popular in her own right. She boasts more than 123,000 followers on Instagram alone, and could well be classed as an influencer.

She regularly shares shots of her modelling work for the likes of DoDo Jewels and Intimissimi, as well as showing shots of food and fashion from across her travels in Europe. Pastore is also a fashion entrepreneur, who owns her own clothing label called Juliette.24 Club.

The pair married in July this year.