Sandro Tonali ‘didn’t want to know’ about Man Utd transfer after substantial bid

Italian wonderkid Sandro Tonali is set to join AC Milan – after claims he snubbed Manchester United.

The Red Devils have been linked with a move for the 20-year-old Italy international, who has emerged as one of the top young talents with Brescia.

After looking set to join Antonio Conte at Inter, late interest from boyhood club AC Milan grabbed his attention.

A €10m loan move is now on the cards with option to buy for €15m and another €10m in add-ons, including a percentage of his sell-on fee.

But Brescia president Massimo Cellino claims Manchester United also tabled a bid far in excess of AC Milan’s offer – only for Tonali to have no interest in any other move.

“I know that Beppe Marotta really wanted Tonali, and that Antonio Conte appreciated him, so I think his agent had agreed terms with Inter,” Cellino told Top Calcio 24.

“He was determined and convinced that he was going to Inter, but all this time dragged on and it was practically the start of the new season with still nothing happening.

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“As soon as Milan showed real interest, he did not want to listen to any other options. I also have historically a good rapport with Milan and we reached an agreement with Paolo Maldini quite quickly.

“We also had interest from Barcelona and Manchester United, but the lad is in love with Milan and went crazy once he heard of their offer, because he supports them. When the player found out about this possibility, he didn’t want to know anything more.

“Those figures are correct, but we turned down €65m from Barcelona in January and about a dozen days ago Manchester United had offered €10m more than Milan.”