Moneybags Manchester City agree deal for AC Milan's Reijnders
The recently deposed Premier League champions are set to pay €55 million (Ksh8.1 billion) for the 26-year-old, who is understood to have agreed a five-year contract, with the formalities yet to be finalised.
Pep Guardiola got his wish for a new midfielder as Manchester City agreed a deal with AC Milan for Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, representing their first major signing of the summer transfer window, reports said Wednesday.
The recently deposed Premier League champions are set to pay €55 million (Ksh8.1 billion) for the 26-year-old, who is understood to have agreed a five-year contract, with the formalities yet to be finalised.
City hope to complete the deal for the Netherlands international in time for the Fifa Club World Cup in the United States, which kicks off on June 14.
Reijnders joined AC Milan from AZ Alkmaar in 2023 and scored 15 goals for the Italian club in 2024/25.
He will boost Pep Guardiola's midfield options following the departure of Kevin De Bruyne.
The veteran Belgium international is not expected to be involved at the Club World Cup, with a move to Serie A champions Napoli looking increasingly likely.
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been ruled out of the tournament after undergoing surgery on an Achilles injury.
Guardiola's men will travel to the expanded 32-team Club World Cup as defending champions after winning the competition under its previous guise in Saudi Arabia two years ago.
They open their campaign against Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca in Philadelphia on June 18.
The transfer window is open until 10 June to accommodate clubs wanting to sign players for the Club World Cup. It reopens on 16 June.
