Tijjani Refenders to Man City: Milan midfielder in Milan can become a major part of the rebuilding Pep Guardiola next season | Football news

There is a story that revealed Tijjani Rejnders. Barcelona wanted to sign it, but he chose to be Milan instead. In the aftermath of the decision, it was said – by Reginers and others – that he was seduced by the imitation of the Dutch professors in Milan.

There was some truth for that. A careful student in the game, Reginers was following in the footsteps of Frank Regekard, Rod Juliet and Marco van Bastin in San Siro. But it was not just romance. He noticed that Barcelona had no clear plan for him.

Tactically, he wanted to know what the idea is, and how they imagined the right of the system. Milan sold that vision more clearly. This story looks closely like Refenders It is linked to the Premier League movement as part of the rebuilding of Manchester City in Pep Guardiola.

Fortunately for the player and the club, it is clear that Reginers have qualities that the city missed last season. It is well suitable with his composure to the ball as a passerby and a ball holder, but its operation outside the ball also brings dynamic to lack it.

Over the past two seasons in Italy, the 26 -year -old Netherlands has reinforced him, he heard it and was recently called as the midfielder in the first division of the year. The city will be a step up, but there are those who believe it can help make a change in Guardiola.

Michelle Fonk, a former Manchester City defender, trained Regends at the age group when he was developing his game in the rich in a thousand to Z. Talk to Sky SportsVonk talks about “a creative technical player who can play the main goals and score goals” – perfect.

“He was a great child to work with him, passionate about the game and love football. He has a great campaign to move forward with the ball.” This is something Guardiola has given priority recently, with the need for midfield players to penetrate the fonts.

The signatures of Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and even Nico Gonzalez reflect this, with mixed success so far. But Reginers puts a mark on a group of boxes and it seems that he has a set of skills that can help him contribute in different ways.

Last season in Milan, he ranked first among the 20 best players in the first division in the first division of the scored goals of open game, and the opportunities created, and are passed in the last third, which are complete and defensive objections. Distinctive features full midfielder, then.

This last element, the defensive contribution, is something that Rejnders has worked on since its youth. “Defending a weak point before, but it has developed these games a lot for the sake of A to Z, Milan and the Dutch national team,” it reveals Fonk.

Speaking to Pascal Yansen about Regends last summer, he explained how the player had to wait for his opportunity in the midfield per thousand. Yansen told Yansen not as good as in the midfield. Sky Sports.

In particular, Yansen recalls a conversation in the summer of 2021. Regends reached 23 in July, however, he just started establishing himself in the starting assortment, and appears more regularly after Gansen replaced in the middle of the road during this season.

He came to me and said, “The coach, I played 50 percent of the minutes, but I need more. “I told him that the influence he caused at the end of this season should be the standard for the next season.

TEUN KOOOPMEINERS’s departure to the midfield and fill it in a fantasy rejnders. “He took off and did not look back. His place was not on the side of a question again. The progress was fixed.

“I saw him growing. He improved himself a lot. He took the next step and just continued. This surprised many people but not because I saw that he was on his way, especially in our European games. He made the difference.

“Once he entered, he improved himself daily. Only by playing, feeling confident from his coach and from the team, matured. He had all the tools, but when he had the opportunity to show that he had thrown him. He had a greater impact.

“It was very important in the accumulation stage. He could have felt when he needed to go to support Jordy Clasie. But he was also able to carry the ball, provide decisive passes and take clips of goals and score goals. It became very productive.”

In his full season in the era of Yansen, Regends scored six goals and then seven in a row. It may seem simplified, but the fact that he scored 15 times to Milan in 2024/25 indicates that the player who adds more and more to his game.

With Kevin De Bruyne gold, the city needs to add goals from the midfield. Elkai Gundogan scored the last day of the season, but he did not really do it during his second spell at the club. The midfielder who is made late will be effective in the box welcome.

The challenge for the next season will be whether you are looking forward or returning. Is Guardiola aspiring to restore some of the main principles that transformed the city into serial winners, or is it the opinion that the Premier League is constantly developing and must adapt to reflect this?

Reginers seems to have the right balance. He is a Dutch, Andres Iniesta, when he was a young man and even wearing the 14th shirt, is famous by Guardiola teacher Johan Cruyff. He can play the possession game that the city prefers.

But he can also change things. Guardiola knew that the quadruple in the midfield that witnessed the city above the line towards the back end of the season was a short -term solution. Reginers can stimulate the city in the middle of the field, and Energy Jansen brings talks about it.

“The fun thing in Tijjani is that he is always smiling. You can see, literally, in his body language when he enjoys himself. I was curious about how the adaptation stage will go in Milan, but I can see from the language of his body that he was fine.

“When he moved to Milan, I could see the same Tijani in a different environment, and improved himself again. His family supported him all the time and encouraged him to play with his potential. They paid him somewhat.”

While Yansen talks about “a very fixed and calm personality”, Fonk also mentions “stable family life” that should help him adapt to the next test. It will be a big step for the player. Perhaps an important step towards building the new city of Manchester.

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