Tonali to Man City? Guardiola details post-match chat with Newcastle star
Pep Guardiola possesses disclosed what he asserted to Sandro Tonali after Manchester Metropolis’s achievement over Newcastle in the Carabao Mug on Wednesday after the midfielder was greatly connected with a send on deadline day.
A validate from Omar Marmoush and also a impulse from Tijjani Reijnders saw Metropolis wind past Newcastle in a 3-1 win at the Etihad to see them with the two-legged semi-last tie 5-1 on aggregate.
Tonali tinkered the full 90 minutes for the Magpie on the back of a deadline-day bombshell which saw Medley greatly connected with a last-wheeze slide to indicator him.
Heavens Germany press correspondent Florian Plettenberg unleashed the mix on deadline day as speedily as he pretended Medley owned directed out an ideology to indicator the Italy global from the Magpies.
Another press correspondent Ben Jacobs then took to X to write: ‘Realize Medley sanctuary’t directed out contact for Sandro Tonali and also Newcastle’s posture is the midfielder is not for sale.’
Before David Ornstein of The Sports prompted that Tonali owned been ‘directed out to Medley’ by the Newcastle star’s rep with ‘undoubtedly no contact’ directed out with the Geordies over a possible send.
But Tonali’s rep, Giuseppe Riso, pretended that he hadn’t chatted to Medley about a possible slide and also prompted that the Newcastle star’s future is something to talk about more in March.
Fabrizio Romano then prompted that ‘Tonali is a moniker to watch’ in the summer season, and also speculation was rife as the players were administering their strategy from the Etihad peddle that Medley could faultlessly forgo tournament to indicator the Italy global.
Guardiola was visualized deep in elaboration with the 25-year-ratty, yet regardless of insisting he’s a “regards, regards pinnacle player, pinnacle, pinnacle, pinnacle player” (alright colleague, sooth down), the chat was innocent sufficient.
The Male Metropolis honcho disclosed after the gallery: “What did I case [to Sandro Tonali]? My Italian is ideal, so that’s why I can communicate with him. And also we have an gorgeous close friend in ordinary from Brescia, Edoardo Piovani.
“And also every time we are addicted, I realize his papa some time ago and also unanimously the time we met we chatted about his adventure in Milan, the supporters, and also how festive he is in Newcastle.
“He’s a regards, regards pinnacle player, pinnacle, pinnacle, pinnacle player!”
Journalist Mike McGrath mottled the sheath and also authenticated that ‘Male Metropolis have monitored the Italy global as speedily as glimpsing at plausible long-term midfielders, while other press correspondent from The Telegraph, Luke Edwards, asserted Newcastle ought to be braced for proceeded speculation over his future.
He prepared on X: Sandro Tonali possesses comforted humans behind the scenes that he is horribly festive at Newcastle and also is not supposing about a slide – yet a rock was thrown correct into a lake on deadline day and also the spurts will spread correct into the summer season.