Tijjani Reijnders #14 of Netherlands
AC Milan could be set for a cash windfall as Tijjani Reijnders is heading for a big-money move to Al-Qadsiah, reports claim.
The Athletic are reporting that that Manchester City are in talks to sell Reijnders for €60m to Al-Qadsiah, where Italy striker Mateo Retegui plays. Talks between the two clubs and are now ‘advanced’, with confidence things will be closed ‘in the coming days’.
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Reijnders signed a contract until June 2030 with City last year, who bought him from Milan for €55m plus another €15m in bonuses. Since then, he has made 50 appearances, scoring seven goals and providing eight assists, winning the FA Cup in his first campaign.
Movement in Manchester
Following the arrival of new Italian manager Enzo Maresca in place of Pep Guardiola, City purchased English midfielder Elliot Anderson for €135m from Nottingham Forest this summer.
Interestingly, Forest are the other club on the trail of Reijnders, as Fabrizio Romano recently revealed. The Nottingham club must now decide whether or not to make a concrete bid, while the player must green light a move to the Middle East.
Also on the way out of City is Spanish midfielder Rodri, who appears destined for Barcelona. Manchester City have signed Lille’s Moroccan sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi. Enzo Fernandez is another target for Maresca, as is Portuguese winger Pedro Neto.
As a reminder, Milan are in like to pocket €15m if Reijnders leaves this summer, as City would be obliged to pay out the full amount of bonuses due.