Sandro Tonali was seen at a casino again this week after police launched an investigation into illegal gambling involving him, and two other Juventus players, Zaniolo and Fagioli.
Tonali was reportedly accused of illegal betting and questioned by police.
According to reports, the trio did not only bet on casinos, they also bet over €1M each on Serie A and Champions League matches.
Reports also have it that these players also bet on their own team, though that fact has not been established by the police.
Zaniolo, on the other hand, is currently on loan to Aston Villa from Turkish side Galatasaray and has played 6 matches under Unai Emery.
Nicolò Fagioli, who is the youngest amongst them, reportedly turned himself to authorities over the alleged illegal betting activities.
Reports by Forbes have it that Fagioli admitted to the offenses and has handed over his mobile phone to the police as evidence.
Sandro Tonali, despite being under police surveillance, was still seen hanging out in a casino as pictured in the video above.
The Italian star exited the club in tears after AC Milan pressed on with the decision to sell him to Newcastle United despite his opposition to the move.
Tonali, who has began a new chapter of his career with Newcastle, was hopeful of continuing with his career with the Rossoneri but was axed off the club.
La Republica revealed that Tonali had to be forcefully sold by AC Milan because the club needed funds to proceed on other deals this summer.
Sandro Tonali
Sandro Tonali is an Italian professional footballer who was born on 8 May, 2000 and plays mainly as a defensive-midfielder or central-midfielder for Newcastle United and the Italy national team.
Tonali is regarded as a promising young Italian player in his position by the media, and the Italian is a regista – a creative player.
The Italian is sometimes likened to Andrea Pirlo in terms of his movement, coordination, appearance, technical qualities, position, and playing style.
The Newcastle United player usually plays in a central or defensive midfield role as deep-lying playmaker in a 4–3–3 formation.
Although naturally right-footed, he is known for his accurate long passing ability with either foot and he is also adept at taking set-pieces.
In addition to Pirlo, Sandro Tonali has also cited Steven Gerrard and Luka Modrić as his role models and has also compared his own playing style to that of Gennaro Gattuso.
Sandro Tonali was named by UEFA as one of the 50 promising young players to watchout for ahead of the 2019–20 season in July 2019.
