Manchester City don announce the signing of AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders for an initial fee of £46.5m. Dem give am five-year contract, making am Pep Guardiola's fourth summer signing. Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli, and Rayan Cherki join am too.
Reijnders, wey be 26 years old, sign just in time to dey eligible for the Club World Cup this month for America. E fit make ein debut on 18 June against Wydad FC. According to Reijnders, e dey very happy to sign for Manchester City. E say City be one of the biggest teams for the world, with the best coach, world-class players, and top facilities.
E add say under Pep Guardiola, City don win plenty titles, and e want help them continue winning more for the coming years. The midfielder don play 23 times for Netherlands, but e sit for bench during their 8-0 win over Malta. Last season for Milan, e score 15 goals for 54 matches across all competitions and dem name am Serie A's midfielder of the season.
City dey Boost Squad for Club World Cup
As Kevin de Bruyne dey leave the club, Reijnders go make City midfield stronger for Guardiola as dem dey look to do better than their third-place finish for Premier League last season.
Before the Club World Cup, people dey ask if teams go take the competition serious. Manchester City don show say dem dey take am serious by moving fast to make their squad stronger. Now, dem go hope to go far for the competition for United States.
With De Bruyne leaving and a hole for attacking midfield, City been dey look at Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz but dem decide against am. Instead, dem sign Reijnders, Cherki and Ait-Nouri for about £108m.