Newcastle United have agreed to sell Sandro Tonali to Tottenham in an initial £92.5m deal that could rise to £100m. The move strips out one of Eddie Howe’s key players and gives Newcastle room to keep operating inside the spending rules that have already forced them to sell before buying.
Tonali’s Six-Year Deal
Tonali has agreed terms with Tottenham and is understood to have secured a significant wage rise to at least £275,000 a week across a six year contract. The final fee depends on serial Champions League qualifications, so the headline number can climb by another £7.5m if Tottenham keep meeting that condition.
The transfer also ends Tonali’s latest run at Newcastle, where he arrived from Milan in the summer of 2023 for £55m. After a 10 month suspension for breaching betting rules, he returned to action in August 2024 and helped Newcastle lift the Carabao Cup in 2025.
How Newcastle Reached This Point
Newcastle finished 12th in the Premier League this season, and the club’s need to sell before buying has become plain. Anthony Gordon went to Barcelona in May and Alexander Isak left for Liverpool last summer, leaving Eddie Howe to keep reshaping a side that has already lost more than one major piece.
That is why the Tonali sale does not sit in isolation. Newcastle are likely to accelerate an attempt to acquire Johan Manzambi from Freiburg as a replacement, while Bazoumana Touré ranks high on Howe’s shortlist and James Trafford remains a target once the World Cup is over.
Tottenham’s Next Move
For Tottenham, the deal fits a broader push. Roberto De Zerbi is believed to have told Tonali he intends rebuilding his side around him, and Tonali is said to be enthused by that vision for Tottenham and the chance to live in London.
The paperwork still has to run through the formalities, but the agreement already changes the shape of both clubs’ midfield plans. Newcastle lose a player who had become central again after suspension, while Tottenham commit to a fee and wage level that puts Tonali among their biggest financial swings in years.
