"Barcelona offered 65 million and two boys for Tonali"

Sandro Tonali is shining with his own light at Brescia and some already consider him the new Pirlo. His great performance has aroused the interest of some of the great European clubs, such as Barcelona. According to Massimo Cellino, president of the Italian club, the Barça club made an offer for the young 20-year-old midfielder before football was hit by the coronavirus crisis and had to stop. “Barcelona had reached 65 million plus two Very interesting boys valued at 7 and a half each, one was a defensive player ”, revealed Cellino in an interview with Corriere dello Sport. It is not news that the Catalan entity has been tracking him for a long time. Tonali was performing at a high level at Brescia and his style of play fits the profile Barça is seeking to reinforce midfield, but the operation did not come to fruition and he ended up frustrating. According to the president of the transalpine club, it was because he did not like the answer, although he hardly gave details: “I think the Catalan leaders received an answer that they did not like. And not for Tonali ». Cellino did not want to reveal the full reasons why they did not reach an agreement for Tonali to disembark at Barcelona from next season, but he did praise his player. “Sandro is a child who lights up as soon as he sees a ball, in the field I have seen him do impressive things, very precise throws of forty meters, perfect contrasts, short and long are his strong points, in a midfield with three he can play anywhere. Personality … He sacrifices himself for the team, before the suspension he had hidden an inflammation of his quadriceps, he wanted to help his teammates.When we found out we had to stop him by force, “he said. Cellani revealed that the player’s desire is to go to Inter or Brescia. He assures that the owner of PSG, Nasser Al Khelaifi, has also expressed his interest, “I even received a message from him this morning.” But he doesn’t want to go to France. Inter and Juve are the destinations he prefers. De Laurentiis has offered me 40 million, Fiorentina is ready to make fake cards, but its fate is quite sealed, “he explained.