A shock offer from the Catalans, who see in the director of Brescia the new Busquets and a potential Iniesta. The mind of Cellino, the pressing of Marotta, the character of Lautaro
Very strong, very young, very wooed. Everybody wants him, everybody's looking for him. Sandro Tonali is undoubtedly the new golden boy of Italian football. But he's in serious danger of losing him in a few months' time. In front of everyone is Barcelona. A real blitz that of the Catalans. And it's a not insignificant advantage, it ensures who is close to the boy. Massimo Cellino, president of Brescia, spoke like this in recent days, deliberately leaving a veil of mystery around what promises to be one of the big deals of the next football market: "In February I received a very important request for Sandro, but I didn't say anything to him, with the intention of giving him a nice surprise in June. I can't say the name of the team, however". It's Barcelona. They've already formalized an offer, one that's difficult to refuse. The blaugrana club has 60 million euros ready plus the tag of two promising singers that Cellino could then enhance and then, who knows, replace. It is a left fullback and a central midfielder, each with a valuation of 5-7 million euro.
The Tonali deal would therefore yield Brescia something like 70 million euro in total. Shock factor. It turns out, however, that that of Barcelona is not even the richest proposal received by Cellino: the Psg seems to be willing to put on the table even a higher check, the CEO Leonardo is on the trail of Tonali since he worked for Milan. The Covid-19 emergency, with card prices generally falling due to the economic crisis that will affect all clubs, large and small, will not prevent the auction for the best young talent, like the director of Lodi. Him, Castrovilli, Chiesa, Donnarumma. On them will focus the efforts of the clubs, that if they invest, they will do so on the future. Beppe Bozzo, the expert prosecutor who has been Tonali's agent for a few months now, has always had very close contacts with Real Madrid, one of the many big names involved. But as I said in front of everyone right now there is Barcelona, which sees in him not only the next Busquets, but even potentially the new Iniesta.
According to English bookmakers, he will win the Golden Ball before 2023. An optimistic forecast, since he is only 20 years old. But the fabric is there: technique, personality, vision of the game. As confirmed by the fact that he has entered the Mancini Nation on a stable basis. In Italy Inter are the team with the best chance. Juve are right behind, but without the certainty of offering a starting position at a disadvantage. Milan see him as perfect for the new Elliott course, based on the growth of talented youngsters, plus Sandro is a Rossoneri fan, but the boy is out of budget, the price goes well over 35-40 million which is the roof of Gazidis. The black-blue d.g. Marotta, who has been targeting Tonali since Juve's time, obviously knows about Barcelona's offer. But he doesn't intend to give up, also thanks to the excellent relationship with Cellino.
Conte is very fond of the director, he sees him very well to add quality to his midfield. Marotta's pressing is constant, with phone calls to Cellino on the agenda. A key to make up, to catch up, could be the operation Lautaro Martinez, in Barcelona's own sights, ready to pay the 111 million clause to take Toro to Messi. Cashing that figure, the Nerazzurri could have the liquidity to relaunch on the Tonali front, raising the offer from the current 40-45 to 60, balancing Bar?a's proposal. In short, a real market intersection. Still very open.