Man City view in-form AC Milan star as perfect replacement for Ilkay Gundogan. The German is set to depart this summer and the Sky Blues want to waste no time in replacing him.
Man City are set for a summer overhaul. Pep Guardiola wants to make some key changes this summer due to the tough current season. He has already started the process in January window.
Some of the big names can be seen moving away from the Etihad this summer. One of them is Ilkay Gundogan who will be out of contract at the end of the season. City are ready to move-on from him and are already monitoring options.
Besides Gundogan, the club legend Kevin De Bruyne is also set to leave. In addition, the Sky Blues may also part ways with Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva. Hence, a midfielder signing will be the top priority of the club this summer.
Man City keen to sign AC Milan star
According to Sky Sports CH, City hold strong interest in Tijjani Reijnders. They view him as perfect replacement for Ilkay Gundogan. Reijnders is 26 years old and can play anywhere in the midfield just like Gundogan.
Reijnders has been in superb form this season. This has earned him a contract extension at Milan. He has signed a new contract running until 2030 but his future at Italy is still not secure. Milan will miss UCL football next season and hence many big many will depart.
Earlier, there were reports that Milan value Reijnders at around €70 million. City can surely afford it but they also need to make signings in other areas. Hence, they will need to spend wisely or else may be affected for breaching PSR. It will be interesting to see if they are able to sign the Dutch midfielder this summer.
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