Man City agree deal to sign AC Milan's Reijnders

Manchester City person agreed a 55m euros (£46.3m) woody pinch AC Milan for Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders.

The 26-year-old will motion a five-year statement astatine Etihad Stadium aft agreeing individual position pinch City.

The deal, which is taxable to a medical, includes further payments if definite clauses are met.

City dream to complete a woody for Reijnders successful clip for nan Club World Cup, which kicks disconnected connected 14 June.

His presence will fortify an area of nan transportation that has been weakened by wounded to Mateo Kovacic, who has been ruled retired of nan 32-team tournament successful nan United States aft undergoing Achilles surgery.

Midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is besides expected not to beryllium progressive successful nan tournament, pinch a move to Serie A champions Napoli looking progressively likely.

Capped 22 times for nan Netherlands, Reijnders is nan type of balanced midfielder that City lacked past season.

The Dutchman scored 15 goals successful 54 matches crossed each competitions for Milan past term, helping him to beryllium named Serie A's midfielder of nan season.

His performances came against nan backdrop of Milan's dismal campaign arsenic nan Rossoneri vanished eighth and missed retired connected European qualification.

It was nan champion goalscoring play of Reijnders' career, pinch nan 26-year-old hitting double digits for nan first time.

But nan erstwhile AZ Alkmaar midfielder, who made his elder debut for PEC Zwolle successful 2018, is acold much than conscionable goals.

Capable of playing heavy aliases precocious successful midfield, Reijnders' entreaty to a coach for illustration Pep Guardiola is clear.

The midfielder is tin of taking nan shot successful tight areas and is adept astatine beating nan property either done his passing aliases ball-carrying.

With Rodri returning from wounded towards nan extremity of past season, Reijnders could either play alongside nan Spaniard aliases successful a much precocious role.

But nan main use he will bring is giving Guardiola greater options successful midfield.