Man City sign ‘ecstatic’ Milan midfielder for £46.5m

Tijani Rejnders cleared Lionel Messi and called for playing in the Premier League “Dream” after completing the transfer of 46.5 million pounds from Milan to Manchester City with a five -year contract.

The Dutch international, Regenders, who won the title of best midfielder in the first division in 2024/25, became the fourth summer in City and the signing of Volung expatriates from Ryan Ait Nuri, Marcus Betinley and Ryan Cherky.

“During the era of Pep Guardiola, City won many titles,” Regends told Citizen’s website. “I want to help continue with it with more success in the coming years.

“I have followed him since Barcelona was training with Lionel Messi and how he played there. This makes me very excited.”

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The 26 -year -old launched his “ecstasy” in making this step and will be eligible to obtain the club’s World Cup in the United States, which begins in the city against the Moroccan club Widad in Philadelphia on June 18 (17:00 GMT).

“It is a dream that has become a reality in the Premier League,” he added. “This league has seen many of the best Dutch players over the years, and it is an inspiration to follow their steps.

“Everyone knows that it’s the biggest competition in the world. If you see last season, how many clubs play against each other in the best places, the level is incredibly high.

“It is a boy’s dream to play in the Premier League … so intense, I want to feel energy. You have to think faster here, especially when you play with Man City. The spaces are smaller.”

football Director Hugo Viana said that Regends advanced “additional energy, composure and creativity” to the city’s midfield. “Working with Pep and our coach will see him unless he moves from strength to strength,” he said.

Tijani Rejnders Statistics

Reginers spent a lot of his youth career in Dutch clubs Zwolle and Twente before joining AZ Alkmaar in 2018 and moving to Milan for about 17 million pounds in 2023.

After a relatively calm start to its time with the Italian giants, Riganders was great even though Milan was in eighth in only 2024/25, which helped them win the Italian Super Cup while he scored 15 goals in all competitions, none of them was a penalty.

This group made the second highest midfielder in Europe the five championships in Europe, behind the beauty of Misiala from Bayern Munich, including three goals in 10 Champions League matches along with five first division in the Erede.

Record an impressive average of 1.33 main passes per 90 minutes last season, according to Calcio, which inspired Rejnders with a “wonderful” increase from 0.25 shots on the target for each game to 0.87 during the campaign.

Regends was the first time in Uranji in September 2023, and it was nearly from now in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 and scored his fourth international goal in the quarter-finals of the Nations League 2-2 with Spain in March.