Sandro Tonali says Roberto De Zerbi influential as he closes in on Tottenham move

[p]All that's missing now is the official announcement, but the future of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Tonali[/a] is already set. The Italian midfielder is on his way to London, where he will undergo his medical and sign the contract that will tie him to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] under Roberto De Zerbi.[/p][p]The deal with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] is set to be completed for up to £100m, a fee that will make Tonali the most expensive Italian player in history. [/p][p]Before leaving, the midfielder spoke to [b][i]Sky Sports[/i][/b] about his feelings regarding the move, also explaining the influence the new Spurs manager had on his decision.[/p][p]"[b]It took a while. We had a sort of agreement with Newcastle; we spoke every day and we got it done," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"They wanted the best for me, we wanted the best deal for them. We parted on excellent terms, everyone is happy and I'm ready for this new adventure."[/b][/p][embed guid="d6610ac1-d62d-4df5-874f-58e7129d9994" url="https://x.com/Luca_Cilli/status/2072616991022542851" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Why Tottenham? De Zerbi played a big part in this, and after three years at Newcastle it was also a life and family decision. [/b][/p][p][b]"De Zerbi deserves a lot of credit, not just as someone from Brescia and a friend, but also as a hard worker - he's really committed to this. Returning to Serie A? There was never an opportunity to come back to Italy."[/b][/p][p]Tonali featured 110 times in all competitions for Newcastle, scoring 10 goals and registering 10 assists.[/p][p]He will become Spurs' sixth summer signing after the arrivals of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senesi-marcos/tzX63L7E/"]Marcos Senesi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andrew Robertson[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-hecke-jan-paul/WG59HGIH/"]Jan Paul van Hecke[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dubravka-martin/dp3dkdsI/"]Martin Dubravka[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Mateus Fernandes[/a].[/p]