Sandro Tonali is set to undergo a medical with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday ahead of signing a six-year contract to 2032.
The Italian is scheduled to arrive in London from Milan on Thursday afternoon before travelling to Tottenham to complete his club-record transfer from Newcastle United.
The Athletic reported on July 1 that Spurs had agreed a deal that could reach £100million ($133m) for the midfielder. The north London side will pay a £92.5m for Tonali with an additional £7.5m in potential add-ons based on multiple Champions League qualifications. Manchester City had also pushed to sign the 26-year-old.
Spurs have also agreed a deal to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United for £85m – which would also break their transfer record if it is announced before Tonali.
Tottenham are set to add both players to a deep pool of midfielders that includes Conor Gallagher, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall. However, Bergvall has informed the club of his desire to seek a new challenge elsewhere.
Tonali and Fernandes are set to join Spurs’ other summer additions of Andy Robertson, Marco Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Martin Dubravka in a rapidly-improving squad under head coach Roberto De Zerbi.
Tonali recorded three goals and seven assists in all competitions last seasons for Newcastle, helping the side the round of 16 of the Champions League
The Italy international came through the academy at Italian side Brescia before joining AC Milan in 2020, initially on loan before the deal was made permanent the following year. He appeared 130 times for the side before signing for Newcastle for a fee in the region of £60.5m in July 2023, though he received an 10-month ban from football after being found guilty of breaching rules on gambling by the Italian Football Federation.
Tonali appeared 110 times for Newcastle in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing 10 assists.