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When a delegation from Newcastle United travelled to Milan to watch Sandro Tonali – nearing the end of a year-long pursuit of a midfielder who was, in the words of one insider, “always top of our lists, always No 1” – they were blown away.

The question posed in months of recruitment meetings was never should they sign Tonali. It was how they could possibly get a player who ticked every single box out of his boyhood club and into St James’ Park under the noses of some of the biggest clubs in the world.

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