Newcastle's list of ideal Sandro Tonali replacements features key Man Utd and Liverpool transfer targets

Newcastle's list of potential replacements for Sandro Tonali contains previous Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United targets.

Tonali has been banned from football for 10 months by the Italian football federation (FIGC) for rule breaches relating to betting on football.

The plea agreement will span 18 months, of which eight months is for 'rehabilitation, which involves therapeutic activity and making at least 16 public appearances'.

Gravina added: "The rules call for a certain number of years of suspension, but the plea bargain and extenuating circumstances have been taken into consideration and the players' collaboration went above and beyond, therefore we must continue to respect the rules we have established for ourselves."

Torino's Ivan Ilic has a similarity score of 89.9 per cent, and Arsenal were said to be tracking the Serbian last year.

Having switched clubs at the beginning of the year, Arsenal could revisit a potential move again in January.

Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga, meanwhile, was linked with all three clubs before completing a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli in the summer.

The 21-year-old attacking midfielder, who scored 11 goals in 36 games for Vigo last season to guide them clear of La Liga relegation, has a 69.3 per cent similarity score in comparison to Tonali.

And both Khephren Thuram and Manu Kone were heavily linked with moves to Liverpool in the summer as the Reds looked to overhaul their engine room.

Both players, though, stayed at Nice and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively as the Reds explored other options - and could now sign for Newcastle in January.