**It was revealed this week that Sandro Tonali signed an extension to his Newcastle United deal during the period he was serving a 10-month ban.**
The Italian midfielder was hit with a lengthy suspension from football just a few weeks into his Newcastle United career, and with him set to miss an entire season's worth of football, Tonali added an additional year to his contract to make up for it.
It was a move that made perfect sense, but it has only just come to light that an extension was signed.
There's been a lot of speculation around Sandro Tonali's long-term future at Newcastle, and the midfielder addressed it after the win over Athletic Bilbao, refusing to commit his future to the club, saying that things can change very quickly. He also made sure to add that he's happy and isn't currently thinking about moving elsewhere.
Keith Downie has revealed whether or not Sandro Tonali has a release clause in his current contract
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Given that we've just found out about Tonali's deal, many fans have been curious as to whether the new contract contains a release clause and have asked Sky Sports' Keith Downie if this is the case.
Today, Keith Downie took to YouTube to give fans the answer they've been looking for, and the Scot confirmed that there is no release clause in Tonali's current deal.
> “There’s been a fear from many of you guys that he has a release clause as part of that \[new contract\].“I can tell you exclusively that no, Sandro Tonali does not have a release clause in his Newcastle United contract. He didn’t have one originally and with his new contract and the extension, there is no release clause included in that, which I think is good news.
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> “It means that Newcastle can control his value, his price and it gives Newcastle more power when it comes to negotiating with other clubs if and when Sandro Tonali does leave Newcastle United.”
Italian media are already dining out on Tonali's quotes
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Despite having the cushion of the additional year he signed up for, and indeed the option to sign on for another one-year extension beyond that, which is also part of the current contract, there's talk that the 25-year-old could be in line for a new deal with improved terms.
Sandro Tonali has proven himself to be an extremely important figure for Newcastle, and it seems only right that he's offered new terms to reflect that.
It's a move that the club needs to make to ensure that Tonali remains happy on Tyneside. Italian media have [already picked up on his comments](https://sempremilan.com/newcastle-tonali-milan-return-told-friends) from Wednesday and are creating stories about Tonali being 'homesick', so the sooner we get him signed up to a new deal, the better.