{"id":40988,"date":"2026-02-03T06:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/arsenal-man-city-and-chelsea-join-summer-transfer-battle-for-brilliant-newcastle-star\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T06:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:17:13","slug":"arsenal-man-city-and-chelsea-join-summer-transfer-battle-for-brilliant-newcastle-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/arsenal-man-city-and-chelsea-join-summer-transfer-battle-for-brilliant-newcastle-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea join summer transfer battle for &#8216;brilliant&#8217; Newcastle star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/arsenal-man-city-and-chelsea-join-summer-transfer-battle-for-brilliant-newcastle-star\/#Arsenal_praise_Newcastle_midfielder_Tonali\" >Arsenal praise Newcastle midfielder Tonali<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/arsenal-man-city-and-chelsea-join-summer-transfer-battle-for-brilliant-newcastle-star\/#Gunners_face_stiff_competition_from_rivals\" >Gunners face stiff competition from rivals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandro Tonali has once again emerged as a big topic heading into the summer transfer window, with some of the Premier League&#8217;s biggest clubs reportedly keeping a close eye on the Newcastle United midfielder&#8217;s situation.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>According to The Sun, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are all interested in the Italy international, showing his growing reputation at the top level.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali, 25, has steadily reaffirmed his worth at Newcastle United, becoming a mainstay in the midfield alongside Bruno Guimar\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<p>His performances have been noted, particularly by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who is believed to be a long-time fan.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_praise_Newcastle_midfielder_Tonali\"><\/span>Arsenal praise Newcastle midfielder Tonali<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to reports, Arteta sees Tonali as the ideal partner for Declan Rice, and the pair could form the core of a balanced and dynamic midfield capable of competing at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal were also alerted to a possible transfer on deadline day, but the investigation did not develop into anything concrete.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Josep Guardiola is said to be a big admirer of Tonali&#8217;s game intelligence and positional discipline, with the Spanish manager keen to bring the Newcastle duo to the Etihad Stadium, along with teammate Tino Libramento.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gunners_face_stiff_competition_from_rivals\"><\/span>Gunners face stiff competition from rivals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newcastle&#8217;s Sandro Tonali vs. Man United (Photo Credit: Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chelsea, on the other hand, are taking a more cautious approach. The Stamford Bridge club are monitoring Tonali&#8217;s situation as part of a midfield overhaul, but have yet to take any definitive action.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increased interest, Newcastle remain relaxed. Tonali is seen as a key part of the club&#8217;s long-term project and they are unwilling to let him go unless a special offer is made.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Fichajes, the Magpies have set an offer of \u20ac80 million for the Italian midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Football pundit Paul Scholes described the Newcastle United midfielder as a &#8220;fantastic&#8221; player.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2026 transfer window: All deals including Man City signing and Arsenal departure<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandro Tonali has once again emerged as a big topic heading into the summer transfer window, with some of the Premier League&#8217;s biggest clubs reportedly keeping a close eye on the Newcastle United midfielder&#8217;s situation.According to The Sun, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are all interested in the Italy international, showing his growing reputation at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-40988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}