Manchester City don confirm di signing of AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders for an initial fee of £46.5m on a five-year contract. E be Netherlands international and Pep Guardiola's fourth summer signing, joining Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli, and Rayan Cherki.
Reijnders, wey be 26 years old, sign in time to dey eligible for dis month Club World Cup for America. E fit even make hin debut on 18 June against Wydad FC. Reijnders tok say e dey happy to sign for Manchester City. E say City be one of di biggest teams for di world, with di best coach, world-class players, and outstanding facilities.
Reijnders: Key Addition to City's Midfield
According to Reijnders, under Pep Guardiola, City don win so many titles, and e wan help make sure dem continue to dey succeed for di years to come. Di midfielder don play 23 times for Netherlands but dem leave am for bench during Tuesday night's 8-0 match against Malta. Last season, e score 15 goals for 54 matches across all competitions for Milan and dem name am Serie A's midfielder of di season.
Man City Boost Squad for Club World Cup
With Kevin de Bruyne leaving di club, Reijnders go strengthen di centre of di pitch for Guardiola as dem dey look to improve on their third-placed Premier League finish last season. Manchester City don emphatically answer di question about how serious teams dey take di expanded Club World Cup by quickly adding to di squad wey dey wounded. Dem go hope to go far for di competition for di United States.
City bin dey eye Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, but dem decide against pursuing a deal. Instead, dem don boost di side with di signings of midfielder Reijnders, Cherki, and left-back Ait-Nouri for a total of around £108m.
Sky Sports praise Reijnders as the 'perfect midfielder', pointing out e bin dey bright spark for Milan, wey only finish eighth for Serie A.