Manchester City wants to make a new start. After an unhappy season, the Cityzens intend to start from the front as President Khaldon Al-Mubarak assured during his balance sheet for the 2024-25 exercise. The opportunity also for him to promise fans that Skyblues will invest in strengthening this summer 2025. “I can assure you that this club will do everything possible to come back to the level that we all know that we can reach and that we will reach. This gives an idea of what awaits us this summer, because we will continue on this momentum, to meet the needs of the club. And I can tell you, it is that we have clearly identified that are the targets, at what positions, and we clearly have our first option, our second option. And we are going to focus on our work, and it will be very clear, very fast. Our goal is to be ready with the new team for the Club World Cup. ”
Pressed by time and by this competition, the Mancunians have activated to strengthen themselves, the priority being to get their hands on a midfielder. Indeed, Pep Guardiola wanted a reinforcement in the midfield, in particular to import aggressiveness and impact. He also wanted a player capable of chaining matches without failure physically. This was a very big problem for his team during this season. And in the eyes of the former coach of FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich, a player brought together all these qualities, and many others. This is Tijjani Reijnders. Best AC Milan player during this 2024-25 exercise, the native of Zwolle finished with a record of 15 goals and 4 assists in 52 games in all competitions.
City is the beautiful reijnders blow
A true marathonist, he caught the eye of Guardiola and Mancunian recruiters. It was still necessary to convince the Rossoneri to let go of the 26-year-old footballer, under contract until June 2030. Indeed, the Lombards were not necessarily to sell their midfielder. But they did not totally close the door during the negotiations, the idea being that it leaves for a large sum. Some have spoken of € 65 million. Others of an amount greater than € 68 million paid by Real Madrid for Kaka, which was a record sale for Milan. Finally, the base of the transfer would be € 55 million according to The Athletic And bonuses will be able to raise the note. Anyway, Manchester City has found the financial and sports arguments to convince the Milanese and the player.
Indeed, the Skyblues have just formalized his signature. “Manchester City is delighted to announce the signature of Tijjani Reijnders for five years.”. A huge blow from Man City, which offers a recruit of choice and future in the midfield. “”Man City is one of the world's largest teams, with the best coach, world class players and exceptional infrastructure. Under the direction of Pep Guardiola, City has won many titles, and I would like to help perpetuate this tradition with even more success in the years to come“Said Reijnders on the official Mancunian club website.
