Sandro Tonali, the current midfielder for Newcastle and the Italian national team, was the focus of a lengthy interview with La Repubblica, during which he discussed various subjects. Among these, there was also his possible move to Inter.
The reference was to the summer of 2020, when he was still playing for Brescia, where the midfielder confessed he never felt persuaded to wear the nerazzurri shirt, due to his strong ties with Milan, the club to which he later transferred.
Here are his words:
I thought about when I could have gone to Inter. I never accepted it: not because it’s not a strong team, but I didn’t consider myself 100% happy. It was discussed every day. I heard from my agent and had great doubts. It was the mountain I didn’t want to climb. Paolo Maldini’s call changed everything, it made me happy and I said: ‘Either I go to Milan or I stay at Brescia’. My father passed on this bond with Milan to me. I had breakfast with Gattuso’s red and black mug and when it broke I forced my mom to fix it piece by piece. When the transfer finalized, I asked Rino for permission to wear his no. 8».
