Tottenham break club record with £100m deal to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal worth up to £100 million with Newcastle United for Italy international Sandro Tonali, setting a new club transfer record and completing one of the Premier League’s most significant moves of the summer window.

According to transfer reporters Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, the fee is structured as £92.5 million upfront with a further £7.5 million in add-ons, believed to be tied to Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League. The deal surpasses the £85 million Spurs paid West Ham for Mateus Fernandes, itself only recently established as the club record.

Tonali made 53 appearances for Newcastle last season as the Magpies finished 12th in the Premier League, and the prospect of moving to London, a significant pay rise, and the chance to work under fellow Italian Roberto De Zerbi are reported to have been decisive factors in his decision to leave St James’ Park.

The signing is the latest in a busy summer of Premier League recruitment for Spurs, who have also brought in Andy Robertson on a free transfer from Liverpool, Marcos Senesi from Bournemouth on a free, and Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for over £50 million. Fernandes arrived from relegated West Ham earlier in the window.

Tottenham endured a difficult 2025/26 campaign, spending much of the season in a relegation battle before ultimately surviving. The club’s aggressive summer spending signals a clear intent to push back up the table under De Zerbi.

Tonali will not feature at the 2026 World Cup after Italy failed to qualify for the tournament.