Newcastle United And Italy Midfielder Sandro Tonali Banned For Q0 Months For Violating Betting Regulations

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Newcastle United and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months for policies, the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, said on Thursday.


"The contract has actually currently been reached between the Federal Prosecutor's Office and Sandro Tonali, which took place before the recommendation, for that reason it should be backed by the undersigned, which I have currently done," stated Gravina after leaving the 23-year-old player's hearing as shot by a number of Italian media outlets, consisting of CNN affiliate Sky24.


Tonali, who joined Newcastle from AC Milan in July, will be unavailable for both club and nation till August next year, meaning he would be not available to represent Italy's guys's nationwide team at the 2024 Euros if the Azzurri successfully qualify.


Tonali's agents remained in Italy to negotiate a plea deal on his behalf. Tonali has not openly commented on the case.


CNN has connected to Tonali's lawyers and firm for comment.


Ahead of Newcastle's Premier League video game against Crystal Palace last Saturday, the club's manager Eddie Howe informed the BBC that Tonali had actually been "handling himself actually well and is dealing with emotions incredibly highly."


According to Gravina, the plea arrangement reached in between the gamer's agents and the federal prosecutor makes sure a decreased punishment for the midfielder.


Article 24 of the FIGC's sporting justice code forbids players from positioning or taking bets on events organized by the FIGC, FIFA and UEFA. If a player is discovered to have actually breached the post, they can be penalized with a three-year ban, but this can be decreased with a guilty plea.


The 23-year-old will also go through a therapy strategy for gambling concerns - which his lawyers stated were connected to gambling addiction, according to Reuters - in addition to making 16 speaking looks as social work.


Tonali signed for Newcastle in the summertime for a reported cost of $74 million, per Reuters. This was a record sum for an Italian gamer.


During his time with AC Milan, Tonali helped the club win its first Serie A title in 11 years in the 2021/22 season and reach last season's Champions League semifinals.


Tonali began as a second-half alternative in Newcastle's Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.


The choice comes simply weeks after Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli was handed a seven-month restriction and fined EUR12,500 ($13,200) for also breaching betting guidelines.


The 22-year-old Fagioli likewise needs to undergo gambling therapy and attend "a minimum of 10 public meetings" to speak as part of his treatment.


Tonali and his fellow Italy global colleague Nicolò Zaniolo withdrew from the nationwide team squad previously this month after their involvement in betting investigations was released. Zaniolo is currently being investigated.


CNN's Barbie Nadeau contributed to this report.