Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali is ‘quite open’ to a sensational move to Manchester United this summer.
The longer term of the Italy international on Tyneside has been doubtful since January when he was offered to Arsenal after the Gunners lost Mikel Merino to injury.
While Tonali is admired on the Emirates, no serious talks took place but speculation over his long-term future has lingered ever since.
Manchester City have been credited with interest in the previous AC Milan star while the i Paper reports Chelsea are monitoring the situation. United have also added him to their list of midfield targets.
United will say goodbye to Casemiro at the top of the season and may very well be available in the market for 2 recent midfielders given their lack of first-team options in an area of the pitch that has been long neglected.
Casemiro’s departure will leave United woefully short – except for Kobbie Mainoo, long-term options are briefly supply with Manuel Ugarte one other who could move on.
Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba have been on United’s radar all season but Tonali has emerged as another choice into consideration.
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Any move would cost United in excess of £100million but in accordance with transfer journalist Christopher Michel, the 25-year-old could be desirous about making the move to Manchester.
Newcastle will likely be eager to hold onto Tonali but former AC Milan and Italy star Massimo Ambrosini believes his countryman is prepared for the subsequent step in his profession, believing United could be a good selection.
‘Moving from Italy to England is just not easy, you could have to alter your whole mentality,’ Ambrosini told BOYLE Sports.
‘Newcastle has been the right place. He needed to get used to the league, the defence, the stadiums, the atmosphere, and possibly even the several way of coaching.
‘Right away, he’s able to take a step further. With all respect to Newcastle.
‘I don’t think Arsenal need him. They’ve Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, and Martin Odegaard, they’re effective in midfield.
‘I could see him at Manchester City or Manchester United, each steps up from Newcastle and I feel he’d be loved at Old Trafford.
‘We speak about his heart, about his energy, he brings every little thing on the pitch. His heart, his soul, his way of playing. So United could be after all an excellent alternative.’
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