Newcastle United have been advised to avoid any battle with AC Milan on future transfer instalments for Sandro Tonali.
Toon sporting director Dan Ashworth was unable to confirm whether Newcastle were taking legal action against Milan after it emerged that Tonali had gambling addiction issues just weeks after his transfer from the Serie A club. It remains to be seen whether United go down that route.
The £55million deal is understood to have had incentives and future instalments but Newcastle would be in hot water with FIFA if they refused to pay up. There is a sad precedent for the case with Cardiff City told by FIFA they had to pay the rest of Emiliano Sala’s fees to Nantes. Sala was killed in a plane crash on his way to complete his move to the Bluebirds.
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Newcastle have found themselves in a tough position on Tonali and are focusing on the midfielder’s rehabilitation. It remains to be seen whether there is a legal fight between Milan and Newcastle with the San Siro club insisting they knew nothing of Tonali’s problems.
Ashworth had been asked if he thought Milan knew but witheld the information and said earlier this month: “It’s really difficult for me to get into what other clubs do or don’t know.
“All we can do is look at our own internal investigation and internal process. It’s a really difficult question for me to answer – I just don’t know.”
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United will be backed by 4,300 fans at Stamford Bridge for the last eight tie against the Blues next month. The clash takes place on December 19 and could be integral to Newcastle’s hopes of silverware this season.
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