Sandro Tonali's agent Guiseppe Riso has talked through his client's negotiations with Newcastle United after protracting his move from AC Milan.
The defensive midfielder is expected to be a Newcastle player soon but his representative has claimed Tonali needed United's Saudi-backed project explained to him before leaving his beloved Milan. Tonali, at 23, will arrive on Tyneside as an established star but his agent also hinted he is not yet the finished article.
Riso, speaking to reporters in Italy, said: "It was not easy at the start to explain the project, but he is intelligent and understood straight away.
