Tottenham's pursuit of Sandro Tonali has shifted again. Reports now say personal terms are agreed, Tottenham are weighing a bid north of £100 million, and Newcastle have already turned away offers in the £75-80 million range.
Tottenham's push for Tonali
The key part is not whether Spurs like Tonali. They do, and he has been described as their priority midfield target this summer. The question is how far they are willing to go to force the deal through.
Tonali's recent Premier League numbers help explain why the price has gone where it has. His last five ratings for Newcastle read 6.7, 6.9, 7.2, 7.0 and 6.9, with an average of 6.94 across that spell. That is steady form, not a hot streak built on one standout game.
The price Newcastle are setting
Newcastle's refusal to move at £75-80 million has already set the tone. Tottenham's current transfer record is £65 million for Dominic Solanke in August 2024, so a bid over £100 million would be a major step up even by their recent standards.
There is a slight split in the reporting on the next move. Some sources say Spurs are preparing an offer that will clear the £100 million mark, while others have put the figure closer to £100 million or described it as a stretch to £85 million plus add-ons. Either way, the gap between Spurs and Newcastle is still the story.
Gianluca di Marzio said Tonali is "determined to honour his word to Roberto De Zerbi" and join Spurs, while Paul Scholes has previously described him as "better than Declan Rice". Those are strong signals about how highly he is rated, but they do not change the only hard part left: the fee.
The next public step will be whether Tottenham actually table a bid that tests Newcastle's position, with the summer window now into the stage where valuation decides everything.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →