As Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali goes through a tense moment while waiting for the investigation on his betting issues, his agent has now spoken out on the matter.
It’s outlet TuttoMercatoWeb who comes up with the representative’s quotes, with him claiming the Magpies star is facing a difficult problem.
“I was very pleased with President Gravina’s speech, it is important for these guys not to feel alone. Sandro is playing the most important game right now, the one against gambling, and he will win this one too. Right now he’s a bit in shock, I hope this game will save Sandro’s life and be an example for other boys too,” said Giuseppe Riso.
“He is shaken, he is sad. He has realised that he has to face this problem in a very determined way. I thank Newcastle because they showed great closeness straight away, he’s training at the moment and he might even play on Saturday.”
As explained earlier today, Tonali is aware he’s put his career at risk with the involvement in gambling, and once he understood that, he was very willing to fully cooperate with the investigations.
While the Italian authorities find out what type of betting he was doing, it’s claimed that he’s currently not accused of sports fraud.
That means, unless it’s proven he was betting on games of teams he’d been playing for, including Newcastle, he’s set to be treated as a gambling addict, and his agent is now making it very clear the player should be seen as one.
