AZ Alkmaar star Tijjani Reijnders has already said no to Barcelona because he wants to complete a move to AC Milan this summer, a report claims.
According to this morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Reijnders has provided a very promising signal in the last 24 hours regarding just how much he wants to pull on the red and black shirt.
Barcelona knocked on the door, but the midfielder let it be known that he will not get on any plane to Spain because he only wants to join Milan, thus taking another step towards the club that he is convinced represent the right next step.
Reijnders knows that a leading role in Stefano Pioli’s plans awaits and that is why the project immediately seduced him. He has even agreed terms over a five-year contract worth around €1.7m net per season.
However, the deal is not closed yet, because one last decisive piece is missing: to convince AZ Alkmaar to let their jewel go for a sum of around €20m, ideally a bit less.
The management have been negotiating with their counterparts for days and they will continue to negotiate to try to close in a relatively short time. The start of preseason on 10 July is around the corner and Pioli wants to work with a new midfield.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was the first reinforcement for the department as he joined from Chelsea a week ago and will wear the No.8 shirt that Sandro Tonali vacated.
A first offer of €16m plus bonuses was sent for Reijnders which was not enough for the Eredivisie club who want €25m. It is possible that an agreement is found halfway between, at around €20m with bonuses and a resale percentage.
Milan are preparing to welcome the 24-year-old, boosted by the player’s total willingness to move and the fact he is so convinced of becoming a part of the Rossoneri’s plans.
Reijnders is able to play practically anywhere. He can play like Ismael Bennacer in a 4-2-3-1 system, or as both a deeper-lying playmaker and as a box-to-box midfielder in the event Pioli moves more concretely to a 4-3-3.
He could even be used as an atypical attacking midfielder like Bennacer did in the second half of the last season (and Kessie in the year of the Scudetto win).
Sure he has, sure he has. He’s going to turn down Barcelona when there’s no guarantee of Milan being able to work out a deal with his club. Jesus GdS, when did you become CalcioMercato level clickbait?
It is probably his agent. Has to create some fake interest.
Why would his agent do that, he is already agreed the personal terms..
Let’s get this over the line. Now for the other midfield reinforcements (Pulisic, Chukweaze or Kamada, Musah)and then concentrate on a new striker.
Don’t wori another club Will sign him acmilan management are useless they don’t know what they are doing
Sell Rafa leao and make more money sell magnian sell Theo tonalis money won’t be enough now I have seen why maldini left this idiots managing this club are bunch of fools
Yeah Faildini took 2 months to sign CDK, such a stellar signing, best in Milan history
Rejected Dybala for Origi on the same wages was also a masterstroke
You are disgrace. Show some respect to someone who is arguably our greatest ever player. Debate how he performed as a director, but show him the respect he so rightly deserves.
A P, he is braindead.
First start by respecting my club and putting it above a single player and then talk
Freaking disgraceful supporters who praise every other Serie A club while claiming Milan will get relegated
F off
Boulden, nobody will ever listen to someone as stupid as you. And nobody said Milan is getting relegated. YOU ARE A LIAR.
Lol losers like Martin will shamelessly celebrate once Milan start winning, ignoring the fact that you spent 3 months complaining and saying clubs like Lazio is better than Milan and claiming to be a Milan fan
Disgraceful, have some shame
1 month, the other month was spent by Cardinale to renew Maldini.
Of course he reject barca. If he choose barca , he will have same fate with kessie become bench warmer there and later barca forcing sell him to saudi club . Go to AC Milan and he can become protagonist in midfield
It didn’t happen.