Alan Shearer has told Newcastle that they should expect to lose their top stars like Sandro Tonali in the summer if they fail to qualify for Europe next year, with Arsenal one of the many clubs that are interested in the Italian star.
Towards the end of the January transfer window, ARSENAL were heavily linked with a move for the Italian star as reports suggested that Mikel Arteta was looking to replace the injured Mikel Merino, who could be out for some time.
But that move obviously never happened and Tonali is staying put to try and help Newcastle get back into Europe and compete against the very best teams, but that may not be the case next season if you believe the words of Shearer.
“Sandro Tonali hasn’t hit the heights he was at last season, but I guess what’ll happen is, if Newcastle aren’t going to qualify for Europe or be competitive in the Premier League, you’d expect other clubs will look at Newcastle and try to buy their best players,” Shearer told Betfair in the wake of rumours of an Arsenal switch.
“Although it was a surprise in the January window, I think it’ll happen more in the summer if Newcastle don’t achieve what they have in the past few years.
‘Top players want to play Champions League football, and we know there’s no real loyalty in football – I’m not saying Tonali will do anything like that, but we know if clubs don’t get into European places, other clubs will try and pick players up.
“Newcastle have to start winning games and go far in the FA Cup and hopefully the Champions League to try and rescue what, at the minute, certainly Premier League wise, has been a disappointing return.
‘I know we got to a semi-final and all those years ago we’d craved for that but then the money that’s been spent and put into the club and where the club wants to go to, at the minute it’s been disappointing.”
IcFootballnews Says….
Tonali is a quality player that could make that next step in his career, especially if he wants to play at the highest level and compete for the biggest trophies, we can see him leaving even if Newcastle get into Europe.
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