Manchester Metropolis’s summer time recruitment drive is about to start out with the signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan.
Metropolis and Milan are reported, through David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano, to have agreed a price of £46.3million for the Netherlands worldwide with the participant additionally efficiently negotiating a five-year deal on the Etihad.
The 26-year-old signed a five-year contract extension at Milan in March however is now set to depart San Siro as Pep Guardiola continues to reshape his midfield.
🚨🔵 Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester Metropolis, right here we go! Verbal settlement in place for Dutch midfielder to hitch #MCFC.
Deal nearly completed since yesterday as revealed and now being finalized for package deal value round €70m.
Private phrases sealed days in the past and formal steps to comply with. pic.twitter.com/6p8oeK78aI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2025
Reijnders a key a part of the Metropolis rebuild
With Kevin De Bruyne having departed, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva each the incorrect aspect of 30 and Rodri tentatively making his means again from a long-term cruciate ligament harm, Metropolis are in want of some contemporary blood within the centre of the sector.
They signed Nico Gonzalez from Porto in January and, though he didn’t make an instantaneous impression, he’s anticipated to type a part of the central three going ahead.
Reijnders is extra of a box-to-box participant, evidenced by his 15 targets for Milan final season.
Metropolis will look to get the deal completed in time for Reijnders to hitch the squad for the Membership World Cup which will get underway late subsequent week.
Guardiola’s aspect have been drawn in Group G alongside Al Ain, Wydad Casablanca and Juventus.
