Barcelona and Inter Milan compete to sign the next Andrea Pirlo
Barcelona and Inter Milan are set to compete to sign the next Andre Pirlo from the Serie A’s newly promoted team.
The Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali was included in the list of the top 50 promising talents of the 2019-20 season by UEFA after his performance with Brescia in Serie B. Barcelona and Real Madrid, along with several other top clubs have kept a close look on the player’s rapid growth.
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At the tender age of 19, the Italian has already been tipped to be the next Andrea Pirlo due to his similar style of play. Andrea Pirlo and the Sandro Tonali do share a lot in common when it comes to football, however, both the players also look alike as well with the long hair and the beard.
Sandro Tonali stands out due to his creative quality in the middle of the park along with his excellent vision to play indecisive through balls. The 19-year-old is extremely calm with the ball on his feet and reads the game exceptionally despite his lack of experience and his age.
The Italian midfielder flourishes when deployed as a deep-lying midfielder in the classic 4-3-3 formation due to his exceptional passing quality with both his feet. Although Tonali is naturally a right-footed midfielder, the player posses the ability to ping the ball from midfield to another flank with his weaker foot as well.
On several occasions the midfielder has stated that he is flattered by the comparison of him being the natural heir of Andrea Pirlo, however, his style of play is inspired by Real Madrid’s Luka Modric.
Don Balon claims that Antonio Conte has personally convinced the player to sign for Inter Milan. The Italian giants have prepared to offer 25 million euros for the 19-year-old. Barcelona is in the dire need of a long term backup for Sergio Busquets and Sandro Tonali could be the perfect replacement for Barcelona since his entire game is based on making accurate passes.
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Barcelona will compete with Inter Milan to sign the next Andre Pirlo, however, in the end, it is the player’s choice to make his decision and rumours state that he wants to continue in Italy.