Manchester City has reached a preliminary agreement with AC Milan midfielder Reinders on personal terms.

Reinders, 26, believes that playing under Guardiola is his dream. As a loyal fan of Barcelona's "tiki-taka" era, the midfielder knows that he can grow and improve under Guardiola's training. He has made it clear to his agent that he will give priority to a transfer to Manchester City. Although Real Madrid has also expressed interest in him, Real Madrid is clearly lagging behind in this competition. After communicating with the player's agent, Manchester City was assured that the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement on personal terms.

Manchester City plans to send the first written offer to AC Milan management this week to start negotiations. In order to save time, Manchester City has learned about Milan's financial requirements through the player's agent. Although Milan is asking for 65 million euros for the player from Zwolle, it is said that the two sides may reach an agreement of around 50 million euros (including bonuses), plus additional bonuses related to the player's individual and team performance.

Reinders joined AC Milan in the summer of 2023 for 20.5 million euros. He has played 103 times for Milan, scored 19 goals and 9 assists. In March this year, Milan renewed Reinders' contract until 2030, and the new contract doubled his annual salary.