Sandro Tonali's agent has shut down talk that his client broke down in tears after he was told AC Milan were willing to sell him to Newcastle United.
While Tonali has previously spoken about the prospect of spending the rest of his career at his boyhood club, the Italy international also cautioned that it was 'too early' to make such promises back in December. Sure enough, just a few months on, Tonali has agreed personal terms with Newcastle on a six-year deal.
Much has been made of the fact that Tonali will earn a sizable wage hike, but it is worth remembering that the midfielder took a pay cut to join Milan in the first place. Money has never been Tonali's primary motivation and the 23-year-old would not join Newcastle if he had not been sold by the club's project.
