After Tonali's sanction, the revenge that Newcastle plans on Pulisic's AC Milan

This day the sanction of Sandro Tonali was finally announced after an investigation into a possible connection with illegal betting. The Newcastle midfielder was sanctioned with 10 months of sporting inactivity, as well as an 8-month rehabilitation order, for having been identified as a gambling problem. This sanction has not gone down well with the Magpies, because they invested 70 million euros in the signing of the player this summer from AC Milan.

Sandro Tonali is one of the best midfielders in the world. The Italian player shone with AC Milan for two seasons and the club decided to sell him in the summer market for a significant amount, although many fans were surprised by the little difficulty in negotiating for the footballer. In that sense, the English club would now plan a lawsuit against Milan, according to Corriere dello Sport, because it is suspected that the Italian club was aware that the Italian suffered from gambling addiction.

The Italian international, who admitted to having bet on Milan matches while he was a 'Rossonero' player, has agreed, according to Gravina, a sanction of 10 months without playing and another eight of "alternative penalties." Now, for the punishment to be effective, it must be approved by the General Sports Prosecutor's Office of the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) and for UEFA to extend it internationally. A 'formalism' that will not take long to happen.

Tonali must undergo therapy to overcome her addiction

The 23-year-old Italian international will have to undergo, as 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' details, gambling addiction therapy and will have to be available for 16 "in-person" matches organized by the Italian Federation. Newcastle loses one of the best midfielders today, just two months after signing him. Given this situation, Sandro Tonali would miss EURO 2024 with Italy. There is talk that his salary could be frozen, but nothing official at the moment.