Newcastle midfielder clear to play until Fifa ratifies sanctionHowe waiting for learn if Tonali can train with team during ban
Newcastle’s manager, Eddie Howe, believes there is “a high chance” that Sandro Tonali will be free to play at Wolves on Saturday despite the £55m midfielder having been banned for 10 months by Italy’s football federation.
This somewhat farcical situation has arisen because Fifa has still to ratify the Italian sanction for Tonali’s breaches of betting regulations before turning it into a worldwide sanction. There is no set timeframe for a process which can take hours or, in theory, weeks. In Newcastle’s case a hiatus periods of a few days is considered most likely.
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