Tottenham's pursuit of Sandro Tonali has not gone away. Fabrizio Romano said on his YouTube channel that Spurs are working on a deal for the midfielder and that his message “remains” unchanged. He also said Tottenham are aware of the player being open to joining.

Romano's line on the deal

Romano did not dress it up as anything more complicated than that. “Tottenham are working on a deal for Sandro Tonali,” he said, adding that the club know Tonali is open to the move and that he would update things only if something changed.

That keeps the story alive on two fronts. First, it is still being presented as an active Tottenham move rather than dead summer noise. Second, the player side of the equation is being framed as open enough for the chase to continue.

Tonali's name also sits inside a wider Spurs rebuild. The Football365 piece says he could be the fourth of seven signings this summer, while TEAMtalk's reporting points to a broader plan for multiple additions across the squad.

Spurs' wider summer plan

The size of the rebuild is where the different reports start to diverge a little. TEAMtalk says Tottenham have already captured Odysseas Vlachodimos, while CaughtOffside says the club want a defensive midfielder, a central midfielder, a striker and another quality winger before the window closes.

That is a bigger picture than one midfielder on his own. It is also consistent with Spurs having finished 17th in the Premier League last season, a mark that makes a serious midfield upgrade feel less like luxury and more like catch-up.

The present form line is at least moving the right way. Tottenham's last five league results are WLDWW, so this is not a side in freefall, but it is still a side being rebuilt rather than refined.

Newcastle, where Tonali is currently based, finished 12th. That keeps the player linked away from a club that still sits above Spurs in the table, while the transfer noise around him refuses to cool.

Romano's update does not confirm a deal, and it should not be read that way. It does tell you Tottenham are still in the conversation, and the bigger summer picture suggests Tonali may be part of a much larger reshuffle if the move develops any further.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 6 outlets. How we work →