Sandro Tonali ban details as decision confirmed as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham get update

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali will be banned for ten months and will miss the rest of the Premier League season, FIGC (Italian Football Federation) President Gabriele Gravina has confirmed.

The Italian midfielder will be unavailable for selection until late August and will miss the European Championships in Germany next summer, should Italy qualify for the competition.

Speaking at CONI in Rome on Thursday, Gravina said: «The FIGC Prosecutor and Tonali have reached an agreement which I have already approved,» as quoted by Sky Sports Italy.

«The agreement consists of a 10-match ban plus eight months of rehab activities and at least 16 appearances.»

Tonali has not been investigated for potential match-fixing after placing bets on AC Milan, his former side, to win games. It is against the rules for football players to bet on any sports events.

The Newcastle star's ban comes after Juventus's Nicolo Fagioli was handed a seven-month ban. The Italian had originally been given a longer ban, 12 months, but five months was reduced in exchange for gambling addiction treatment.

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Tonali played over 30 minutes in Newcastle's Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. It comes after Howe vowed that the club would offer their full support for the 23-year-old.

«The most important part of this whole incident is Sandro and his welfare,’ he said. ’It’s very easy for people to forget how young he is, the changes he's had in his life coming from Italy to England,» Howe said last week.

«That's hard enough to deal with, and now he has this