Sandro Tonali: Italian FA agrees 10-month ban for Newcastle footballer

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has vowed to stand by him.

Newcastle United's Sandro Tonali during the UEFA Champions League Group F match at St. James' Park. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

The Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali will be banned from football for 10 months for breaking Italian gambling regulations, the president of the Italian football federation (FIGC) has said. 

Gabriele Gravina said Tonali would also undergo an eight-month rehabilitation period as part of the agreement.