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Man City agree fee with AC Milan for midfielder Reijnders

AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders awarded MVP of 2024-2025 season during the Italian championship Serie A football match between AC Milan and AC Monza on 25 May 2025 at San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. [AFP]

Manchester City have agreed a deal with AC Milan for Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders -- their first major signing of the summer transfer window, reports said Wednesday.

The deposed Premier League champions are set to pay 55 million euros ($63 million) for the 26-year-old, who is understood to have agreed a five-year contract, with the formalities yet to be finalised.

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