The week starting today should be the one that most likely leads to the sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City, writes Milannews.it who cite Tuttosport.
At the beginning of March, Reijnders extended his contract with Milan until 2030 with a significant salary increase (from €1.7 million to €3.5 million per season).
The Rossoneri would prefer not to sell him, but if City were to really put 75 million euros on the table, then at that point it would be very difficult to say no. Last week, the Citizens stopped at around 60 million euros; now the renewed offer is awaited to definitively close the deal.
Pep Guardiola’s goal is to bring Reijnders already to the Club World Cup, which will begin in mid-June in the United States.
“We have clearly identified who the targets are, in which positions, and we have our number one option clearly defined, as well as number two. We will act with clarity and speed. Our goal is to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup,” said Khaldoon Al Mubarak, president of Manchester City, a few days ago.
Samuele Ricci on AC Milan's radar?
The English club is in a hurry to close the deal but needs to make a significant renewed offer to meet Milan’s asking price, which will then use part of that money to finalize the first reinforcement of the summer transfer window: Samuele Ricci, midfielder and captain of Torino, whom the Rossoneri already tried to sign in January.
The player has long been on Milan's radar and is believed to already have a basic agreement with them. Now, an agreement must be found with the Torino club management, which is asking for around 30 to 35 million euros to let him leave.
