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"Manchester United made some calls" - Fabrizio Romano delivers major transfer update
Mar 20 2026 08:10 · By onefootball.com · 54 Reads
Manchester United have made some calls to be informed on the situation of Newcastle United central midfielder Sandro Tonali , according to Fabrizio Romano.
Speaking on his YouTube channel , Romano provided a major update on Tonali’s future as it looks like there’s a lot of interest in the Italy international ahead of the summer.
The Red Devils are joined by Manchester City and Juventus as potential suitors for Tonali, though it looks like the cost of the deal makes it complicated for Juve.
While it could still be a while before we know for sure what United will do in midfield, Romano explained that Tonali is one name the club like.
The Italian journalist also made it clear that MUFC may well make more than one midfield signing, and that further internal discussions will take place to decide on what kind of profile they’re after.
“Man United have several names on their short list for the midfielder. It’s not only one or two because this will depend on the budget,” Romano said.
“This will depend on who’s going to be the manager. This will depend on which kind of player Man United will want to sign. Could be one, could be two.
“So, there are several factors that are going to impact who is going to be the midfielder for Man United . is not only one name at the moment the list is including several names before they meet internally and they say okay let’s go for this one but for sure Manchester United made some calls to be informed.”
Romano clarified that United and City are the two clubs who have called to be kept in the loop about Tonali’s situation.
We ranked United’s midfield targets and there’s a strong case to be made for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson.
Romano also mentions that United are targeting Anderson, but it surely won’t be easy to win the race for his signature after his superb form this season.
Other good fits could be Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, but Tonali didn’t score that high as we ran him through our Transfer Fit rating system .
Tonali came 7th on our list with an overall rating of 11/25, taking into account his recent form, likely cost, and current phase of his career.