Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United in a deal that could reach £100million (£133m).The north London club stepped up their pursuit of the Italy international late last month by initiating club-to-club contact with Newcastle.They have now struck a deal which, if completed, would be a new club-record transfer eclipsing the potential £85m they have already agreed to pay West Ham United for fellow midfielder Mateus Fernandes.Tottenham will pay an initial £92.5m for Tonali, 26, with an additional £7.5m in proposed add-ons based on multiple Champions League qualifications.Spurs have already enjoyed a busy summer with Andy Robertson and Marco Senesi arriving as free agents and Jan Paul van Hecke joining from Brighton & Hove Albion for £52m.Tonali and Fernandes will join a deep Tottenham midfield that includes Conor Gallagher, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, though the Sweden international has informed the club of his desire to seek a new challenge elsewhere.Tonali made 53 appearances for Newcastle in all competitions last season, scoring three times, as they finished 12th in the Premier League and reached the last-16 of the Champions League.He moved to the club from Milan in July 2023 for a fee in the region of £60.5m, but received an immediate 10-month suspension in October of that year after being found guilty of breaching rules on gambling by the Italian Football Federation.Tonali subsequently missed the remainder of the season and Italy’s 2024 European Championship campaign.Since his return in August 2024, he has made 110 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 10 and assisting 10, forming a strong partnership with club captain Bruno Guimaraes in midfield.Guimaraes was the subject of a verbal offer from Arsenal worth less than £60m earlier this week which was rejected.He is not playing at this summer’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico after Italy failed to qualify.Jul 1, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms