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Kieran Maguire reveals what he really thinks about Newcastle United taking Sandro Tonali legal action
Newcastle United will not pursue any legal action against AC Milan over Sandro Tonali’s betting suspension.
That is the opinion of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who exclusively told Football Insider that the Magpies will not risk paying expensive legal costs without having any evidence.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Newcastle are considering ‘all legal action’ after Tonali was handed a 10-month suspension due to illegal betting.
The Tyneside club will ‘attempt to determine how much Milan and Tonali knew of the investigation’ before they agreed to a £52million transfer this summer.
As revealed by Football Insider, Newcastle are set to continue paying Tonali his £7million per year wages during his suspension.
Maguire believes Newcastle have no hope of winning a legal battle because there is no evidence that Milan had any knowledge of Tonali’s addiction.
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“When it comes to a legal battle over Sandro Tonali’s ban, Newcastle have got two hopes – slim and none, and slim’s out of town,” Maguire told Football Insider’s Sean Fisher.
“I’ve heard from a few sources this morning that it’s essentially a non-option.
“So there’s already a very remote possibility of this going forwards.
“There’s no evidence that Milan had any knowledge of Sandro Tonali’s illness or addiction.
“Therefore, it would be a very, very tenuous route that Newcastle would have to go down.
“I have a suspicion they will do an assessment and find that the legal costs will significantly outweigh the probability of a successful claim against Milan.“
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