Sandro Tonali's agent Guiseppe Riso has broken his silence on Newcastle United's exciting marquee summer signing, saying the Mags identified the Italian as a "key signing at all costs."
Riso insists the deal between the two clubs is not completed just yet, but the transfer is close after Tonali agreed personal terms on a six-year contract, with the clubs finalising matters. Riso stated that bonuses and technical details are the only thing holding things up and that a medical is still to take place in Romania.
Speaking to to the Italian media in Romania, after visiting Tonali at the U21 Euros, Riso said: "Mission accomplished? "Not yet, there are still a few days left, a little more.