Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali has begun his 10-month ban from football for illegal betting after FIFA extended the suspension imposed on the midfielder by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) worldwide.
On Thursday, the president of the FIGC revealed the length of Tonali’s ban after the 23-year-old and his lawyers negotiated a plea bargain with Italian prosecutors.
Despite that, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe revealed at a press conference on Friday that Tonali had a “high chance” of playing in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Wolverhampton Wanderers as the club were yet to receive official confirmation of the midfielder’s ban from the Italian authorities.
