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Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali has reportedly made a \u2018U-turn\u2019 on his future amid interest from Arsenal and Manchester City.<\/p>\n
Tonali<\/strong> has been one of Newcastle\u2019s main star performers this season, with the Italy international establishing himself as one of the best midfielders in Europe.<\/p>\n But Newcastle face losing Tonali and other key players in this summer\u2019s transfer window after they fail to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n It has been widely reported that they need to sanction the exits of one or two valuable assets to balance the books, with Tonali and his representatives clearly laying the groundwork for a transfer since January.<\/p>\n On deadline day in the winter transfer window, it emerged that Tonali had been offered to Arsenal,<\/strong> though a move never came close to coming to fruition, and other clubs are now interested in signing him.<\/p>\n READ: Rosenior \u2018red herring\u2019 raised while Arsenal \u2018cheats\u2019 engage in \u2018beautiful\u2019 bottling Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Serie A giants Juventus have also been linked with Tonali, while journalist Graeme Bailey has informed our colleagues at TEAMtalk<\/em> that Pep Guardiola\u2019s side have had \u2018early confidence\u2019 over signing him.<\/p>\n It is noted that Man City have attempted to \u2018get ahead of the competition\u2019 for Tonali, but he has made a \u2018shock U-turn\u2019 and chosen his \u2018new preference\u2019.<\/p>\n According to the report, Tonali is \u2018prioritising\u2019 a return to Italy for his next move after previously having a spell at AC Milan.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Big Weekend: Chelsea v Leeds, Pep Guardiola, Arsenal, Ollie Watkins, Ipswich AC Milan are said to be \u2018leading the race\u2019 to sign Tonali over Juventus and Inter Milan, which is a blow for Premier League clubs.<\/p>\n The report explains:<\/p>\n \u2018Any early confidence in luring the player to the Etihad look to have now suffered a knock. That\u2019s after sources indicated that the 25-year-old is prioritising a switch back to his homeland \u2013 a decision that would also see him turn his back on interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u2018Tonali\u2019s camp have been doing work on options away from Newcastle, particularly in England, with Manchester City at the head of the queue, but the belief is that a move back to Italy remains the priority for the Italian star.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Fabrizio Romano has also offered an update on Tonali, with the Newcastle star named as one of three targets for Man City.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Manchester City, what I\u2019m hearing from guys is that Manchester City have some different top targets,\u201d Romano said.<\/p>\n \u201cElliot Anderson and also Sandro Tonali is really appreciated. Enzo Fernandez is also one of the players they have discussed internally.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened in March is when the Enzo Fernandez situation exploded, Manchester City took some information to understand what\u2019s going on with Enzo, could he be an option, what kind of conditions but that\u2019s it at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cJust taking information on a potential opportunity, not starting a proper negotiation, Manchester City are not negotiating with Chelsea, Manchester City are not negotiating with Enzo\u2019s agents.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Premier League player power rankings: Bruno Fernandes snatches top spot from Declan Rice <\/div>\n
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