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Seven footballers who didn't react well to transfers as Newcastle-bound Tonali 'breaks down'
Sandro Tonali reportedly broke down in tears after being told he was moving to Newcastle, though he isn't the first footballer to react badly to a transfer, and he won't be the last
Hearing that your soon-to-be joint record signing "broke down in tears" after learning where he'd be playing next season won't exactly be music to the ears of Newcastle fans, but you can hardly blame poor Sandro Tonali.
The 23-year-old midfielder wanted to be at AC Milan for life and was understandably emotional when told that Newcastle's €70m (£60m) bid for him had been accepted, and that he had to agree to the move because the club needed the cash.
Tonali hasn't been dealt too rotten a hand, mind. His wages are reportedly doubling and he's been earmarked as a central cog in one of the most exciting projects in European football, but the fact he'd prefer not to be doesn't bode well for his early Toon career.
That being said, the Italian isn't the first footballer to react badly to a transfer. Here, Daily Star Sport runs through seven others.
Lionel Messi blubbered like a baby when he was forced to leave Barcelona in 2021.
The club's perilous financial state meant they had to get him off their books, even if he took a substantial pay cut - which he agreed to do.
Messi would've almost certainly seen his career out at the Camp Nou, but the club's financial bungling meant his tenure not only ended in tears, but also, criminally, without any fanfare whatsoever.
Not only did Robinho not want to join Manchester City in 2008, he didn't even know who they were (though he denies this)!
Real Madrid forced the Brazilian to move to the Etihad after being insulted by Chelsea, who also were in talks to sign him, selling Robinho merchandise on their website before the transfer had been made official.
Robinho joined City on deadline day, hours after their Abu Dhabi United Group takeover had been completed, but he lasted just 18 months before being shipped out on loan and eventually sold.
Footballers aren't too fond of swapping Madrid for Manchester, it seems. Angel Di Maria's £60m move to United in 2014 was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish.
Firstly, the Argentine admitted he didn't want to leave the Bernabeu in his farewell message, then his Cheshire home was burgled, and soon after his form nosedived.
"Unfortunately, today I have to leave, but I want to make it clear that was never my wish," he wrote in a letter to Madrid fans, and it wasn't long before United fans were hoping for something similar.
Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Iker Casillas from Real Madrid's starting line-up in 2012 was a shock, particularly as the Spaniard had been a mainstay in the side for 13 years.
Mourinho left in 2013, but Casillas followed him out the door two years later, even though he was desperate not to.
The goalkeeper's parents later claimed that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had forced their son out. "The campaign to tarnish Iker has been orchestrated by Florentino for many years," they told Spanish outlet El Mundo following Casillas' move to Porto in 2015.
Daily Star Sunday
Sandro Tonali reportedly broke down in tears after being told he was moving to Newcastle, though he isn't the first footballer to react badly to a transfer, and he won't be the last
Hearing that your soon-to-be joint record signing "broke down in tears" after learning where he'd be playing next season won't exactly be music to the ears of Newcastle fans, but you can hardly blame poor Sandro Tonali.
The 23-year-old midfielder wanted to be at AC Milan for life and was understandably emotional when told that Newcastle's €70m (£60m) bid for him had been accepted, and that he had to agree to the move because the club needed the cash.
Tonali hasn't been dealt too rotten a hand, mind. His wages are reportedly doubling and he's been earmarked as a central cog in one of the most exciting projects in European football, but the fact he'd prefer not to be doesn't bode well for his early Toon career.
That being said, the Italian isn't the first footballer to react badly to a transfer. Here, Daily Star Sport runs through seven others.
Lionel Messi blubbered like a baby when he was forced to leave Barcelona in 2021.
The club's perilous financial state meant they had to get him off their books, even if he took a substantial pay cut - which he agreed to do.
Messi would've almost certainly seen his career out at the Camp Nou, but the club's financial bungling meant his tenure not only ended in tears, but also, criminally, without any fanfare whatsoever.
Not only did Robinho not want to join Manchester City in 2008, he didn't even know who they were (though he denies this)!
Real Madrid forced the Brazilian to move to the Etihad after being insulted by Chelsea, who also were in talks to sign him, selling Robinho merchandise on their website before the transfer had been made official.
Robinho joined City on deadline day, hours after their Abu Dhabi United Group takeover had been completed, but he lasted just 18 months before being shipped out on loan and eventually sold.
Footballers aren't too fond of swapping Madrid for Manchester, it seems. Angel Di Maria's £60m move to United in 2014 was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish.
Firstly, the Argentine admitted he didn't want to leave the Bernabeu in his farewell message, then his Cheshire home was burgled, and soon after his form nosedived.
"Unfortunately, today I have to leave, but I want to make it clear that was never my wish," he wrote in a letter to Madrid fans, and it wasn't long before United fans were hoping for something similar.
Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Iker Casillas from Real Madrid's starting line-up in 2012 was a shock, particularly as the Spaniard had been a mainstay in the side for 13 years.
Mourinho left in 2013, but Casillas followed him out the door two years later, even though he was desperate not to.
The goalkeeper's parents later claimed that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had forced their son out. "The campaign to tarnish Iker has been orchestrated by Florentino for many years," they told Spanish outlet El Mundo following Casillas' move to Porto in 2015.
Daily Star Sunday