The accusation of violation of betting rules in the match by Sandro Tonali totally surprised Newcastle UnitedEditand the Premier League club is conducting an internal investigation into the transfer of the Italian footballer, according to the club’s sporting director, Dan Ashworth.
The 23-year-old Italy international was handed an 18-month suspension by the Italian Football Federation last month, eight of which will be transferred to alternative treatment after an agreement was reached with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. Soccer’s governing body, FIFA, said it had accepted a request from the Italian federation to apply the ban worldwide.
Tonali joined Newcastle from Serie A side AC Milan in July for a reported fee of €70 million, a record fee for an Italian player, but will miss the rest of the season as well as Euro 2024 if eligible Italy. .
“It’s a big shock, a big surprise. Dealing with this is new for all of us,” Ashworth told British media. “First of all, Sandro is a person. Everyone in this room has done things we shouldn’t have done or things we regret. He is a good sign for us, but we didn’t expect it. Ask yourself “If I could do better, if I could know… but I’ve been doing this for 16 years and it never happened to me.”
Asked if there was a chance Milan knew at the time of the sale, Ashworth said: “It’s very difficult for me to get into what other clubs know or don’t know. All we can do is carry out our own internal investigation and our internal process. It’s really hard to answer my question, I just don’t know.”
Source: La Verdad
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