Roberto De Zerbi has spoken about Sandro Tonali’s tough start to life at Tottenham Hotspur since his big-money move.Tonali was the most expensive of Spurs’ 10 summer signings, with the Lilywhites paying a club-record £100m to bring him through the door from Newcastle.The midfielder is reportedly on a £250k per week contract at Spurs, making him the highest-paid player in the squad, which is why expectations on him are massive.The 26-year-old has looked off the pace in Tottenham’s first two league games of the season, which both ended in defeats against Brentford and Newcastle.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi says Sandro Tonali may not hit his best until second Tottenham seasonAfter Spurs’ loss to Newcastle, De Zerbi suggested that Tonali is not yet at the required physical level despite having a full pre-season under his belt.The Tottenham boss has now been asked about the comments, and he revealed that – like the famous Ange Postecoglou quote – we may not see the best of Tonali until his second season. Hopefully, like Ange, that comes with a trophy too.De Zerbi told Football.London in response: “Yes, and he started very well the game, for example, with Chelsea or Hoffenheim. I think it can happen also the time maybe he needs more time to understand a new club. I remember in the first season in AC Milan, the second season, they won the Scudetto, Serie A, but in the first season he suffered.“And then in the second season…. Hopefully, we want him to play at a good level already in the first season, but maybe for a new player, it’s different now, the dressing room.”Tonali will not be given unlimited time at SpursThe logic of Spurs pursuing Premier League-proven players and paying a premium for them was so that they would hit the ground running.While Tonali, like all new signings, perhaps need some time to get adjusted to a new system and a new environment, he will certainly not be given months, let alone a full season.We have seen time and again that £100m players have to cope with the pressure of the price tag, which some big names have failed to do in the past, and this may be Tonali’s biggest challenge at Spurs.READ MORE: De Zerbi delivers fantastic Tottenham injury update for Nottingham Forest awayThe post De Zerbi hints that Sandro Tonali may have Postecoglou-syndrome at Tottenham appeared first on Spurs Web.