Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan for an initial fee of £46.5m on a five-year contract.. The Cityzens confirmed the signing in a statement on their website on Wednesday.. “Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of Tijjani Reijnders on a five-year deal.. “The 26-year-old Netherlands international joins from AC Milan, where he has spent the last two seasons.. “An energetic yet classy operator capable of playing in an attacking or defensive role, Reijnders was named Serie A’s Best Midfielder in 2024/25.”. Also Read: Don’t Crucify Boniface Yet –Oparaku Tells Nigerians. The Netherlands international is Pep Guardiola’s fourth summer signing with Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli and Rayan Cherki having also joined.. The 26-year-old was signed in time to be eligible for this month’s Club World Cup in America and could make his debut on 18 June against Wydad FC.. City decided not to pursue a deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz owing to the cost of the deal.. Instead, they have signed Reijnders, Cherki, Bettinelli and Ait-Nouri for a total of around £108m, less than the reported 150m Euros (£127m) asking price for Germany international Wirtz.. The midfielder has been capped 22 times by the Netherlands but was left on the bench during Tuesday night’s 8-0 thrashing of Malta.. He scored 15 goals in 54 matches across all competitions for Milan last term and was named Serie A’s midfielder of the season.. With Kevin de Bruyne departing the club, Reijnders will strengthen the centre of the pitch for Guardiola as they look to improve on their third-placed Premier League finish last season.. BBC Sport
