{"id":95176,"date":"2023-10-27T05:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T05:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95176"},"modified":"2023-10-27T05:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T05:09:04","slug":"tonali-ban-may-be-bad-news-for-arsenal-as-newcastle-prepare-to-flex-muscles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/tonali-ban-may-be-bad-news-for-arsenal-as-newcastle-prepare-to-flex-muscles\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonali ban may be bad news for Arsenal as Newcastle prepare to flex muscles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal will be Man City’s main title challengers this season | Football Digest<\/h3>\n

Arsenal could be negatively affected by Sandro Tonali’s 10-month football ban as Newcastle United prepare to wade into the January transfer market. Everton star Amadou Onana is rumoured to be a player of interest for both the Magpies and the Gunners, with Mikel Arteta at risk of being beaten to the punch.<\/p>\n

Tonali will miss the rest of the season after being served with a 10-month ban by the Italian FA (FIGC). The 23-year-old, signed for \u00a355million from AC Milan during the summer, admitted to secretly betting on his own team while playing in Italy.<\/p>\n

Newcastle are expected to hit the ground running once the transfer window reopens in January. And Onana is believed to be on Eddie Howe’s shortlist as he chases down a physical presence with Premier League experience.<\/p>\n

The Belgian reportedly has admirers at the Emirates Stadium, too, and his agents were thought to be in regular contact with Arsenal’s transfer team earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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A big-money move didn’t materialise as the Gunners shelled out a whopping \u00a3105million on Declan Rice instead. But a January swoop can’t be ruled out, particularly with rumours suggesting that fellow midfielder Thomas Partey is growing tired of sitting on the bench in north London.<\/p>\n

Onana may need no second invitation to jump ship at Everton, with the threat of a 12-point deduction looming large at Goodison Park. The Premier League have recommended a ‘severe’ punishment for breaching profit and sustainability rules, with the Toffees due to discover their fate later this year.<\/p>\n