{"id":531830,"date":"2023-10-18T12:29:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=531830"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:29:26","slug":"hung-out-to-dry-fans-react-to-disastrous-sandro-tonali-latest-from-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/hung-out-to-dry-fans-react-to-disastrous-sandro-tonali-latest-from-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hung out to dry&#8217; &#8211; Fans react to &#8216;disastrous&#8217; Sandro Tonali latest from Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Fans have had their say after it emerged Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali<\/strong> <strong>is struggling with a gambling addiction following an investigation from the Italian FA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonali, 23, was removed from the Italy senior squad last week after the initial allegations &#8211; and an investigation could see the midfielder receive a lengthy football ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s Nicolo Zaniolo and Juventus star Nicolo Fagioli have also been named as part of the investigation &#8211; with the latter already handed a seven-month suspension by prosecutors in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali and Aston Villa forward Nicolo Zaniolo will be offered support by the Italian FA after their president suggested they have gambling addictions \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hKz8Im3xiN\">pic.twitter.com\/hKz8Im3xiN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1714530858814644413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As quoted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12640359\/Newcastles-52m-signing-Sandro-Tonali-gambling-addict-agent-confirms-Italian-star-faces-betting-investigation-homeland-play-weekend-despite-shaken.html\">Daily Mail<\/a> (17 October), Tonali&#8217;s agent &#8211; Giuseppe Riso &#8211; has revealed the Newcastle man is fighting a &#8220;gambling problem&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He thanked the Magpies for their support but claimed his client is &#8220;in shock, shaken and sad&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1714530858814644413\">Sky Sports News<\/a> (18 October), the Italian FA have also confirmed the involved players will be offered support after their admissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonali, who cost Eddie Howe&#8217;s side a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11678\/12906819\/sandro-tonali-to-newcastle-magpies-announce-55m-signing-of-ac-milan-midfielder\">reported<\/a> \u00a355million in the summer window, has played 10 times for his new club &#8211; scoring once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fans were quick to draw comparisons to banned Brentford striker Ivan Toney, with one believing he was &#8220;hung out to dry&#8221; by the English FA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is this any different to Ivan Toney? The should be helping all players with addictions. Hung Toney out to dry<\/p>\u2014 Will Miller (@willmiller1989) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willmiller1989\/status\/1714534407447486473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whilst I applaud the Italian FA for this, why was Ivan Toney treated like a criminal?<\/p>\u2014 Plasma Alchemist (@PlasmaAlchemist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlasmaAlchemist\/status\/1714532924970676563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Tonali is being foreshown as a \u2018struggling addict\u2019 whereas Toney was a \u2018disgrace to the game\u2019<br><br>Something ain\u2019t adding up..<\/p>&mdash; Frank \ud83e\udde0\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 (@TenHagEra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TenHagEra\/status\/1714274112661791049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/tonali-admits-he-gambled-on-milan-games-report\/\">reports<\/a> suggesting Tonali placed bets on AC Milan while employed by the Italian giants, one Newcastle fan claimed it was an &#8220;awful look&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. Let&#8217;s hope this isn&#8217;t true as betting on your own club is an awful look.<\/p>\u2014 Aaron (@Aaron13nufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aaron13nufc\/status\/1714557136989241384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, another Magpies supporter claimed the midfielder is not likely to play for the club again &#8211; despite being under contract until 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I domt think he&#8217;ll ever play for us again. <br>Hope im wrong, what a disaster.<\/p>\u2014 Richard kearney (@Kearney_music) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kearney_music\/status\/1714559846895226976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fan criticised Newcastle for not doing their due diligence before the Italian&#8217;s big-money arrival at St James&#8217; Park, while another claimed the deal now seems &#8220;iffy&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milan have pulled off a blinding deal. Poor due diligence checks from Newcastle.<\/p>\u2014 Lee Harrison (@LHarrison_Says) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LHarrison_Says\/status\/1714552764787745090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did AC Milan know that this betting scandal was around the corner for Tonali hence why they &quot;reluctantly&quot; sold him to Newcastle in the summer seems iffy to me. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFCFans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFCFans<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb (@StevenNUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenNUFC\/status\/1714548390434877753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-door-opens-for-west-ham-as-phillips-january-price-revealed\/\">door opens for Newcastle to sign Man City star.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans have had their say after it emerged Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali is struggling with a gambling addiction following an investigation from the Italian FA. Tonali, 23, was removed from the Italy senior squad last week after the initial allegations &#8211; and an investigation could see the midfielder receive a lengthy football ban. 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