Ornstein Issues Update on Arsenal Hijacking Tottenham Move for Sandro Tonali

He studied journalism at the University of South Wales and published a football book, named Bluebird Heaven, around the same time with Pitch Publishing.

Since then, Jamie has continued to specialise in football journalism, PR and football-related Spanish translation. He has worked with a number of media companies, including Reach PCL, Iconic Group and many more over a decade-long career. Sign in to your GiveMeSport account David Ornstein has offered the latest on Arsenal potentially hijacking Tottenham's bid to land Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali this summer, Spurs are in the midst of a huge window, already splashing out significant money to land Jan Paul van Hecke, while they have also signed Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on free deals.

More big signings are on the way for Tottenham, who are hoping to give Roberto De Zerbi the tools he needs to turn a relegation-battling team into one capable of qualifying for Europe.

There are going to be some juicy deals at Hotspur Way, and their latest pursuit involves a midfielder who could cost up to £90million.

Tottenham are dead-set on signing Newcastle star Tonali this summer, with the midfielder seen as the ideal addition for the holding role. But given the Italian is one of the best in the league in his position, he is going to be a very pricey signing this summer, even with Newcastle having missed out on Europe.

Spurs have already seen a £75million bid rejected, and the Magpies are said to be demanding somewhere between £80million and £90million, though we are yet to see a follow-up offer just yet.

That will have Tottenham fans nervous, especially with Tonali likely to attract interest from elsewhere, and it's no secret that Arsenal have been interested in the Italian previously. But there is good news for Spurs on that front.

According to The Athletic's David Ornstein, Arsenal are not likely to approach Tonali this summer. He said on The Athletic FC Podcast: "A lot of people have mentioned Arsenal, they've had long-standing interest in him. We reported that on deadline day of the January transfer window, and I'm sure they've explored it again for this summer, but right now, at the time of recording this, I don't know of them pursuing it in the way that Tottenham and Manchester City certainly appear to be."

That will be music to the ears of Tottenham fans who want to see Tonali snapped up this summer, but the City interest is still a concern, given their financial power and the obvious attraction they have when it comes to convincing players of a chance to compete for trophies.

That's where Spurs are going to struggle against such rivals due to recent failures, but given the money the North London side plan on spending this summer, there may still be an attractive project to present.

Tottenham could be closing in on another huge signing for Roberto De Zerbi