LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - ⁠Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of midfielder ⁠Sandro Tonali from fellow Premier League club Newcastle ‌United on Monday, as media reports said the move set a transfer record for Spurs with a deal worth ​up to £100 million ($133 million).

Tottenham paid an ⁠initial fee of £92.5 ⁠million for the Italy international, the reports added.

"The undisclosed ⁠transfer ‌fee represents the second-largest fee ever received for a player in Newcastle United’s ⁠history," said Newcastle, who had sold Alexander ​Isak to Liverpool ‌for £125 million last September.

The 26-year-old played a ⁠key role ​as Newcastle reached the Champions League round of 16 for the first time last season.

He joined Newcastle ⁠in 2023, helped them win the ​League Cup in 2025 and signed a contract extension until 2029.

"I'm very happy to be here (at Spurs). ⁠When I arrived at the club today, it felt fantastic. People said about there being four or five clubs - there was only one," Tonali ​said in a statement.

Spurs, who ⁠finished 17th last season, have also signed Mateus Fernandes ​from West Ham United to ‌bolster their midfield.

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(Reporting ​by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ken Ferris, Louise Heavens and Hugh Lawson)