When Tijjani Reijnders signed on Pep Guardiola’s dotted line for a cool £46.5 million, the headlines mostly read, Who?. Well, now we know. The Dutchman didn’t just arrive—he landed like a jazz solo, smooth, sharp, and impossible to ignore.
Manchester City’s new midfield maestro wasted no time making his presence known. Reijnders wasn’t given a soft launch or cushy sub appearance. Nope—Pep tossed him straight into the pressure cooker of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the 26-year-old responded like he was born wearing sky blue.
Reijnders Takes the Fast Lane to City Stardom
No settling-in period, no sightseeing tours of Manchester’s rain. Reijnders joined the squad, boarded a flight to the U.S., and boom—started against Wydad AC. His performance? Think metronome with a license to thrill. Neat passes, confident movement, and a calmness that screamed, “Kevin who?”
And let’s face it—adapting to Pep’s playbook in under a week? That’s like learning to speak Mandarin in Morse code.
Why Reijnders Might Be City’s Stealth Weapon
Reijnders may have only played one full match, but he’s already looking like a midfield Swiss Army knife. He reads the game like it owes him rent and passes like gravity’s just a suggestion. And the real bonus? He actually likes tournaments in faraway lands.
His own words: “Being out here together in America has made it easier.” Translation? “I bonded with the lads over bad hotel coffee and Florida humidity.”
All Eyes on Him vs Juventus
Juventus is up next, and Reijnders knows the stakes. “We expect a lot from ourselves,” he said—which is short for, “We better win or Guardiola will make us run drills until we forget our names.”
City fans are already buzzing. Is this the beginning of the Reijnders Renaissance? Too early to call. However, the Dutchman is in its early days, judging by his first outing.
Best leave that bench on Kid Danger watch in the meantime, Kevin De Bruyne.
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