Club-record £100m signing Sandro Tonali took "10 minutes" to decide to join Tottenham from Newcastle after meeting manager Roberto de Zerbi at his home. "We spoke about Brescia, about the difficult situation facing our club," Tonali said, referring to the bankruptcy of his boyhood side following relegation to Italy's third tier. His immediate focus was securing Premier League survival and, the day after Tottenham beat Everton to avoid relegation, De Zerbi contacted Tonali about a potential move. Spurs were my best 'solution'"Honestly, I spoke with another team [also]," Tonali revealed, but in the end the decision to join Spurs was an easy one. Although not referenced directly, Tonali served a 10-month ban for breaches of FA betting rules during his time at Newcastle.