EXCLUSIVE: FA launch investigation into whether Sandro Tonali broke betting rules after his £52m move to Newcastle in July - with the midfielder currently banned for 10 months due to illegal gambling activity in Italy

The Football Association are now investigating whether Sandro Tonali broke betting rules AFTER his £52million move to Newcastle in July.

Mail Sport can reveal the FA are looking into the possibility that the midfielder – who has admitted to being a gambling addict – continued to bet on football while under their jurisdiction. If so, he could be subject to further sanction.

Tonali is currently banned for 10 months for illegal gambling activity in Italy. The authorities in his home country investigated bets he placed on football – including on his own teams to win matches – up to the point of him leaving AC Milan in the summer.

However, the FA will now look into whether Tonali has breached their rules as a Newcastle player.

More to follow…

The FA have launched an investigation into whether Sandro Tonali broke betting rules after his move to Newcastle from AC Milan for £52m in the summer

Tonali received a 10-month ban from football last week for illegal gambling activity in Italy

The authorities in his home country investigated bets he placed on football – including on his own teams to win matches – up to the point of him leaving AC Milan in the summer