Newcastle’s Tonali Receives 10 Months Ban For Betting

Newcastle United’s Italian international midfielder, Sandro Tonali has received 10 months ban for betting, the Italian football federation announced on Thursday.

The 23-year-old was found to have gambled on matches involving his former club AC Milan before joining Premier League side, Newcastle in July in a 56-million-pound (64-million-euro) move that made him the most expensive Italian player in history.

The ban means Tonali will miss the rest of the Premier League season and next summer’s European Championship if holders Italy qualify.

He becomes the second Italian player to be banned from football in a betting scandal that came to light during the recent international break.

Juventus’ Nicolo Fagioli was suspended for seven months by the FIGC’s disciplinary tribunal earlier this month.