Newcastle Manager Howe thrilled by Tonali's availability

The ban on betting for the Italy midfielder will be lifted on Tuesday, August 27th.

Howe said, "I think he's shown real mental strength. I think you'll see a better player from this eventually and a much stronger person from it.

"Whenever you go through adversity and tough times, I think you do find more strength than you realise you had. It's been a long wait for him and he's handled himself impeccably.

"He's trained really well, been an excellent teammate and I think they will definitely rally around him and help him in these early stages.

"His training performances have steadily improved and got even better the closer it's got to his return so I think he's really focussed on that first game."