Tijjani Reijnders switch: Man Metropolis full £46.3m deal to signal midfielder from AC Milan on five-year contract | Soccer Information
Manchester Metropolis have accomplished the £46.3m signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan.
The 26-year-old has signed a five-year deal on the membership.
Reijnders is a Netherlands worldwide who had probably the most targets and assists of any midfielder in Serie A final season.
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Nieve Petruzziello praised Reijnders because the ‘good midfielder’ on Saturday Social
He was a vibrant spark in a disappointing season for Milan, who solely completed eighth in Serie A, lacking out on qualification for Europe.
Reijnders, who joined the Italian giants from AZ Alkmaar in the summertime of 2023, scored 15 targets in all competitions final season and can bolster Pep Guardiola’s midfield choices following the departure of Kevin De Bruyne.
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Sky Sports activities’ Adam Bate:
There’s a revealing story about Tijjani Reijnders. Barcelona needed to signal him, however he opted for AC Milan as a substitute. Within the aftermath of the choice, it was stated – by Reijnders and others – that he had been seduced by the custom of the Dutch masters in Milan.
There was some reality to it. A eager scholar of the sport, Reijnders was following within the footsteps of Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten on the San Siro. Nevertheless it was not mere romance. He had famous that Barcelona didn’t have a transparent plan for him.
Tactically, he needed to know what the thought was, how they envisaged him becoming into the system. Milan offered that imaginative and prescient extra clearly. That story feels pertinent as Reijnders prepares for a transfer to the Premier League as a part of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis rebuild.
Luckily for participant and membership, it’s apparent that Reijnders has qualities that Metropolis missed this previous season. He is an effective match together with his composure on the ball as a passer and a ball provider however his off-the-ball operating additionally brings a dynamism that has been missing.
Over the previous two seasons in Italy, the Netherlands worldwide, now 26, has bolstered his popularity and was just lately named as Serie A’s midfielder of the 12 months. Metropolis will probably be a step up however there are those that consider he can assist make a distinction for Guardiola.
The previous Manchester Metropolis defender Michel Vonk coached Reijnders at age-group degree when he was growing his sport in Alkmaar at AZ. Talking to Sky Sports activities, Vonk talks of a “technical, inventive participant who can play the important thing go and scores targets” – supreme.
Learn extra from Vonk and on Man Metropolis’s new signing Reijnders.
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