Milan ‘did not know’ Tonali gambling before Newcastle move

After Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth stated it was ‘actually troublesome’ to make certain what Milan knew about Sandro Tonali’s playing habit, so the Rossoneri have responded.

The midfielder was given a 10-month ban from all sporting exercise as a part of a plea-bargain with the Italian authorities after admitting he positioned bets utilizing an unlawful website throughout his time at Brescia and Milan.

He was offered to Newcastle over the summer time for €80m together with add-ons and can now be out of motion till subsequent season, main inevitably to ideas the Premier League membership may attempt to sue Milan.

Whereas they’re exploring all authorized avenues, director Ashworth stated in a press convention right this moment that suing Milan is a really tough state of affairs to get into.

“It’s actually troublesome for me to get into what different golf equipment do or don’t know. All we will do is have a look at our personal inner investigation and inner course of. It’s a very troublesome query for me to reply, I simply don’t know.”

After these feedback unfold round Italian media, Milan gave a proper response in a press release to Mail Sport.

“We first learnt about Tonali’s habit by media reviews and what we all know is barely what we learn. We don’t know the rest.”

It could be extraordinarily troublesome for Newcastle’s legal professionals to realize the burden of proof to substantiate Milan have been conscious that Tonali was playing illegally, nor has it ever been instructed.

The English FA is now beginning its personal investigation to find if Tonali additionally positioned bets whereas he was enjoying for Newcastle United.

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