Manchester City on verge of signing Tijjani Reijnders after agreeing fee

 

Manchester City are set to make Tijjani Reijnders their first summer signing after agreeing a £46m fee with AC Milan.

The Netherlands midfielder will sign a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium, assuming he passes a medical.

City hope the transfer will be completed in time for the 26-year-old to make his debut at the Club World Cup.

They have targeted Reijnders as they looked for a replacement for Kevin De Bruyne, after deciding not to renew the contract of the 33-year-old.

City had an interest in Florian Wirtz, but he would prefer to go to Liverpool, and Morgan Gibbs-White, who now looks more likely to stay at Nottingham Forest.

Reijnders could be one of two new signings in the summer’s first transfer window for City with Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri also wanted by Pep Guardiola.

Should both arrive, it would take their spending in 2025 past £250m after they brought in four players – Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis – during the winter transfer window.

Reijnders, who helped the Netherlands reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024, scored 15 goals for AC Milan last season, even though they only finished eighth in Serie A.

Milan failed to qualify for European football, meaning they had a greater need to sell players.

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/manchester-city-on-verge-of-signing-tijjani-reijnders-after-agreeing-fee-41202997

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi still undecided about future several hours before key meeting with Nerazzurri

 As the Nerazzurri board are several hours away from meeting with the former Lazio coach to discuss his future as only one year remains on his contract following the investigating 5-0 defeat in the Champions League final, Simone Inzaghi still remains undecided regarding his future at Inter.

Sky Sports’ Gianluca Di Marzio reports that despite the humiliating result and performance portrayed in Munich in which Luis Enrique tactically out-classed the Italian tactician, the board still hold firm on their position to be willing to continue with Inzaghi heading into next season.

However, Simone finds himself indecisive on whether he will part ways with the Milanese club following the meeting and put an end to his four-year era at Inter.

Whilst many clubs are monitoring the situation very carefully, Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal seem to have made the most concrete contacts in recent weeks, as a two year contract with a salary of €25m per-season is on the table for  49-year-old coach.

With plenty of uncertainty surrounding Inzaghi’s future at Inter, the board have begun exploring alternative options, having made contact with Cesc Fabregas of Como and Roberto De Zerbi of Marseille to take over at the helm in the event Inzaghi heads out the door.

Julian Faustini Ι GIFN

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/inter-coach-simone-inzaghi-still-undecided-about-future-several-hours-before-key-meeting-with-nerazzurri-41197183