Tijjani Reijnders will endure a medical with Manchester Metropolis on Sunday earlier than returning to the Netherlands nationwide workforce camp later within the day.
Sources instructed ESPN earlier within the week that Metropolis and AC Milan had agreed a deal price €55 million ($62m) for the midfielder, who is about to signal a five-year contract.
Talking after the Netherlands’ 2-0 World Cup qualifying win in opposition to Finland on Saturday, Reijnders mentioned: “[On Sunday] I am going to fly to Manchester from right here after which again to Zeist (Netherlands base camp for the nationwide workforce) within the night.
“Every little thing is about and deliberate to do it inside a day. So I will be again [with the national team on Sunday].
Reijnders additionally confirmed Metropolis had been in a rush to finish the deal forward of the Membership World Cup switch window closing on Tuesday.
“Sure, the registration closes so it needed to go as quickly as doable,” he mentioned, earlier than expressing his pleasure at linking up with Metropolis forward of their journey to the U.S. for the match.
“Sure after all, I’ll get to know the boys higher instantly. I do know [Netherlands international] Nathan Aké, however I believe it is good for me to take part.”
Metropolis’s first recreation can be in opposition to Wydad AC on June 18. Nonetheless, participant registration for the match closes on June 10.
Reijnders scored 10 objectives in 37 Serie A appearances this season. He beforehand performed within the Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar and PEC Zwolle.
Data from ESPN’s Rob Dawson was used on this report.