Tonali dismisses talk of return to Italy, Newcastle midfielder ‘happy where I am’

Sandro Tonali refused to talk about returning to the first division after Newcastle United’s assistance in ending their long wait for a large cup and returning to the Champions League.

Tonali joined Newcastle from AC MILAN in July 2023 for a fee that was reported at 60 million pounds, but only played 12 games in all competitions in his first season before his suspension for 10 months due to the illegal betting activity.

He returned to work last August and was a key role in Newcastle, where he won the first major local cup for 70 years by beating 2-1 over Liverpool in the English Language Cup as a foreign language. Then the Magpies team went to an unforgettable season through the fifth rank in the English Premier League, where it won a qualification for the Champions League for the next season of courtesy of the additional place it got due to the European Union’s factories for England.

After an indifferent start to the 2024-25 season, Newcastle’s fortunes turned largely by transferring Tonali to the midfield base, its ability to restore the ball and move forward to the success of the Eddie Howe team.

Tonali scored six goals and made three passes in 2024-25. He finished the third in the English Premier League for the property he won in the middle third of the stadium (109).

The Newcastle midfield is seen in Tonali, Brazil Internationals Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton as one of the best in the Premier League.

After previously spoke warm about how the club occurred during its ban, Tonali has no intention to return to Italy.

“I am happy where I am now. I have found people who care about me and take care of them,” Tonali told Sky Sport ITALIA before the World Cup qualifiers in Italy with Norway and Moldova.

“I don’t want to break any of the bonds I built.” I had a lot of ideas every day, but now, I am happy where I am. “

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“It was beautiful because it was beautiful because it was difficult,” Tonali added.

“We were not the favorite, and we were never. We overcame Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

“We were not the favorite in almost every match, but it was also distinguished because when an unexpected team wins, all eyes were heading to them. It was amazing to do this with a team that he did not do for 70 years, with incredible fans.”

Italy aims to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2014, and its mission must be easier with the expansion of the tournament in the 48 teams in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Azzurrri crashed from Euro 2024, as he missed the Tonali championship because of his ban, by defeating the last 16 against Switzerland.

Tonali scored twice as Italy reached the quarter -finals in the Nations League, which he lost to Germany.

Now, since Italy aims to reach a qualified group in which Norway is the main threat, Tonali hopes to serve them well.

“Sometimes, when I am far from Italy for a long time or during long rest periods, I miss to return to the house a little, but I always go back with the national team and I always do my best,” I explained.

“There is a group here that you want to be together and need to be here, United.