That is according to Tonali's agent, Giuseppe Riso, after a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport suggested that the midfielder was 'tired of this situation'. The article claimed that Tonali feels like he is 'passing through' despite having three-and-a-half years left on his contract at Newcastle. However, Riso has rubbished such talk.

On Wednesday, we reported (see below) on a Gazzetta dello Sport journalist, who said that Sandro Tonali wanted to return to Serie A and was looking for a move next month away from Newcastle United. My reaction was that this was a shameless piece of ‘reporting’,

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali is exploring opportunities to return to the Serie A. According to a report by Carlo Laudisa of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sandro Tonali feels unsettled at

With the January transfer window approaching, talk in Sandro Tonali's native Italy continues over the midfielder eyeing a premature return to Serie A. This week reports in the Italian press suggest the 24-year-old is unhappy at Newcastle United as he struggles to hold down a place in Eddie Howe's starting XI on Tyneside.

Tonali sat on the sidelines for 10 months - just 12 games into his Toon career - for breaching betting regulations. The 24-year-old made his comeback against Nottingham Forest in August but Eddie Howe has seldom trusted him with a starting role.