Tonali

[Cannylad]

I don't think our owners are mugs, their lawyers will be all over this as we speak.

[toptoon]

I agree - it all depends on what’s in the contract but surely there’s a clause about bringing ‘dirty laundry’ from previous clubs?

[Kal]

Hope so, as of now, they/we have been mugged.

[GBruno]

Man i am angry about this now. This disrespect Tonali has shown to Newcastle United, the fans and English football generally is off the scale. Addiction or not, I don't want to see the weasel in a Newcastle shirt ever again. I also wouldn't deal with an Italian club ever again. They clearly have cultural issues. Quite happy to see the corrupt Italian league fail into nothingness.

This will go down as a massive failure of a signing and we need to ask questions of our own people as to why this was allowed to happen.

I'd be fuming with him if i was a team mate.

[Cannylad]

This will get uglier as more facts emerge, I also read somewhere that Tonali was using fictitious names when betting, think it was in some Italian newspaper.

[GBruno]

This will get uglier as more facts emerge, I also read somewhere that Tonali was using fictitious names when betting, think it was in some Italian newspaper.

Yeah it is alledged he was using some illegal betting platform that allows you to bet anonymously. I was so excited about this signing. Tragic!

[Zippity]

It's a moot point, I guess, as I'm sure the player and his agent would never let on if it was true, but you just wonder if he came here to avoid the flak in Italy as opposed to him actually wanting to come here because of who we are.

It's possible he even thought any potential ban would only apply there?

How the club treat him may well come down to their own views on why he came here.

Does anyone know the timeline? Did he/his agent kow about the investigation before the transfer?If so, you'd think that would have legal implications.

[Cannylad]

It's a moot point, I guess, as I'm sure the player and his agent would never let on if it was true, but you just wonder if he came here to avoid the flak in Italy as opposed to him actually wanting to come here because of who we are.

It's possible he even thought any potential ban would only apply there?

How the club treat him may well come down to their own views on why he came here.

Does anyone know the timeline? Did he/his agent kow about the investigation before the transfer?If so, you'd think that would have legal implications.

Yes, I think your first sentence is probably more correct, any port in a storm so to speak.

[Tutfoster1892]

Man i am angry about this now. This disrespect Tonali has shown to Newcastle United, the fans and English football generally is off the scale. Addiction or not, I don't want to see the weasel in a Newcastle shirt ever again. I also wouldn't deal with an Italian club ever again. They clearly have cultural issues. Quite happy to see the corrupt Italian league fail into nothingness.

This will go down as a massive failure of a signing and we need to ask questions of our own people as to why this was allowed to happen.

I'd be fuming with him if i was a team mate.

Not sure how he has shown Newcastle or English football any disrespect.. he didn't know he was coming to England when he was betting..

Ivan Toney will be with a top club after his ban guaranteed, the press didn't vilify him as much as the English press are reporting on Tonali

Is Tonali in the wrong.. yes...

Do I hope he plays for us again after his ban.. 100%

It's happened, he will get banned.. we keep moving forward..

[HughieG]

Not sure how he has shown Newcastle or English football any disrespect.. he didn't know he was coming to England when he was betting..

Ivan Toney will be with a top club after his ban guaranteed, the press didn't vilify him as much as the English press are reporting on Tonali

Is Tonali in the wrong.. yes...

Do I hope he plays for us again after his ban.. 100%

It's happened, he will get banned.. we keep moving forward..

I'm inclined to agree with you. Let's wait for the details. IF he somehow used NUFC as an exit strategy to spare Milan and potentially himself, then I will judge him hard.