The Italian football federation announced on Thursday that Sandro Tonali, an Italian international midfielder for Newcastle United, has been suspended for ten months for betting.
Before he signed a 56-million-pound (64-million-euro) deal to join Newcastle controlled by Saudi Arabia in July, the 23-year-old was discovered to have wagered on matches featuring his former club, AC Milan. This made him the most expensive Italian player in history.
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The ban means Tonali will miss the rest of the Premier League season and next summer’s European Championship if holders Italy qualify.
In a betting controversy that surfaced during the last international break, he is the second Italian player to receive a football ban.
Nicolo Fagioli of Juventus was handed a seven-month suspension earlier this month by the FIGC’s disciplinary panel.
AFP
