Tijjani 'Nyong Ambon' Reijnders Becomes Man City's First Recruitment

AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders will join Manchester City. (X/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - Manchester City will secretly immediately carry out the first recruitment. Tijjani midfielder Reijnders Lekatompessy, who is getting worse with AC Milan, is Man City's target. Nyong Ambon will soon be in a sky blue uniform.

Pep Guardiola's manager will regenerate the squad. Veteran midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been released. Furthermore, Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic also have the opportunity to leave Etihad.

The departure of a number of players was at least linked to the plan to reduce the squad so that it would no longer be fat. Guardiola wanted a slimmer squad.

He couldn't let the five players who were in the best shape but ended up just sitting on the bench or not even making the squad in a game.

Despite the downsizing, Guardiola still plans to add players to close the Cityzens' weaknesses. Reijnders became Guardiola's first target to fill the mid-sector.

Midfielder of Ambon descent, Maluku but chose to defend the Dutch national team to show his best performance in the Italian Serie A competition this season. Impressive and consistent performance made Reijnders selected as the best midfielder of Serie A for the 2024/2025 season.

However, the midfielder, who was able to show his sharpness by scoring 10 goals and the five assists, failed to lift Milan's achievements. The team finished eighth so they had to miss European competition.

However, Reijnders will still play in the highest caste, namely the Champions League if they move to Man City.

The news that Reijnders was about to leave Milan to move to the English Premier League has indeed been widely distributed. He even said goodbye to his teammates after the last league match against Monza which Milan won 2-0.

According to Corriere dello Sport Reijnders, they are actually about to take a vacation with their family to Ibiza once the competition is over.

However, the 27-year-old's recruitment plan seems to be accelerated. Because manager Pep Guardiola wants Reijnders to be in Man City uniform while competing in the Club World Cup.

Reijnders has indeed reached a personal agreement with Man City. But he did not expect to be asked to go to England immediately. In the aftermath, Reijnders canceled their vacation to Ibiza.

Man City itself finally reached a price agreement with Milan after making a third offer. Milan initially asked for a price of 70 million euros. However, Reijnders was finally released at a price of 65 million euros or 54 million pounds.

Reijnders is a versatile midfielder so Guardiola has been after him for a long time. He was able to play deeper in the middle or deep lying midfielder. However, he also often occupies the position as an attacking midfielder.

Even though he has a lineage from Ambon, Maluku, Reijnders chose to play for the Netherlands. Unlike his younger brother, Eliano Reijnders, who defended the Indonesian national team.