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  • Manchester City seal Reijnders’ move from AC Milan

    Manchester City seal Reijnders’ move from AC Milan

    Manchester City have completed the £46.3 million ($64.47 million) signing of Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan.

    The Premier League club have confirmed the 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium.

    His arrival makes it four signings in a week for City, who announced deals for £30.5 million midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon and Chelsea’s third-choice goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli on Tuesday, while left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri joined from Wolves in a £31.3 million move on Monday.

    Those transfers have been finalised in time for the players to be registered for the group stages of the Club World Cup this month.

    Reijnders arrives at City after impressing in an otherwise disappointing season at Milan, who finished eighth in Serie A and missed out on qualification for Europe.

    He scored 15 goals in the 2024-25 campaign and will bolster Pep Guardiola’s midfield options following this summer’s departure of Kevin De Bruyne.

    The Dutchman said: “I am ecstatic to be signing for Manchester City. City are one of the biggest teams in the world, with the best coach, world-class players and outstanding facilities.

    “Under Pep Guardiola, City have won so many titles and I want to help keep that going with a lot more success in the coming years. It is also a dream come true to play in the Premier League.

    “This league has seen many of the best Dutch players perform through the years and it’s an inspiration to follow in their footsteps.

    “I am really looking forward to getting going, meeting the other players and showing the Manchester City fans what I can do.”

    City’s latest transfer activity continues an overhaul of the squad that began with the January signings of Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

    Further deals are also possible as the club respond to a disappointing season in which they failed to mount a strong Premier League title defence and exited the Champions League before the last 16.

    Director of football Hugo Viana added: “We are very happy that Tijjani has joined us and we’re excited for him to join Pep’s squad.

    “Tijjani adds extra energy, composure and creativity to our midfield, and working with Pep and our coaches will only see him go from strength to strength.”

    City will play their first match in the Club World Cup against Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca on June 18 and have further group games against Al Ain of Abu Dhabi and Juventus.

  • Transfer: Turkish club sign Alvaro Morata

    Transfer: Turkish club sign Alvaro Morata

    Serie A club AC Milan have sent Alvaro Morata on-loan to Turkish side Galatasaray.

    The Spain striker moves to Gala on an extended loan, which includes a permanent option.

    Milan confirmed: “AC Milan announces that it has temporarily transferred the sporting services of the footballer Álvaro Morata to Galatasaray SK with an option right. The Club thanks Álvaro for his commitment and the professionalism he has always demonstrated and wishes him the best personal and sporting success.”

    The centre forward joins on a loan with a fee of €6m until January 2026. The permanent option is worth €8m, in January 2026. Galatasaray has the option to extend the loan for free until 30 June 2026 and in that case the permanent option increases to €9m.

    Morata will be guaranteed €6m of salary.

  • Guardiola exit conversation was difficult – Kyle Walker

    Guardiola exit conversation was difficult – Kyle Walker

    New AC Milan signing Kyle Walker admitted feeling “uncomfortable” when leaving his old club.

    Walker spoke about his anxiety at informing Pep Guardiola of his decision to leave Manchester City.

    The 34-year-old England defender was unveiled by Milan this week, citing a lack of playing time as a key reason for his loan move.

    Guardiola’s response to the situation has been terse, stating that Walker “decided to leave.”

    On going to Milan, Walker said: “When I spoke with Pep, it wasn’t a comfortable conversation because of the respect we have for each other.

    “What he’s won at City, I have won it, too. I like to think he knows what I bring to a dressing room.

    “City was my family — from the cooks to cleaners, kitmen and physios. I like to think I was liked and helped everyone blend in.

    “But things weren’t going well there and I wasn’t playing enough.”

  • Tammy Abraham shines as AC Milan beat Inter to win Super Cup

    Tammy Abraham shines as AC Milan beat Inter to win Super Cup

    Tammy Abraham snatched a dramatic injury-time winner as AC Milan battled back from two goals down to beat rivals Inter 3-2 and win the Italian Super Cup in Riyadh.

    Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Mehdi Taremi either side of the interval looked set to land Inter their second straight crown, with Milan keeper Mike Maignan saving his side from a bigger deficit.

    A long-range free-kick from Theo Hernandez gave Milan hope and Christian Pulisic levelled before Englishman Abraham’s late strike gifted Sergio Conceicao his first trophy in only his second game in charge of the Rossoneri.

    Conceicao will have been delighted with the way his side started the game as Tijjani Reijnders flashed a pair of early chances wide and Inter struggled to create anything of note until the 23rd minute.

    Federico Dimarco almost put the holders in front from their first real chance but his shot was turned out for a corner by a stretching Maignan in the first of a number of high-profile saves.

    Inter suffered a setback on the half-hour mark when Hakan Calhanoglu was forced off injured, but they went in ahead at the interval when Martinez cut inside two defenders and fired low into the corner of the net.

    A brilliant first touch from Taremi rounded off a swift counter-attack two minutes into the second half and moved Inter closer to a sixth straight win in all competitions.

    But the introduction of Rafael Leao in the 50th minute helped give Milan hope and within two minutes Hernandez had lashed his set-piece past Yann Sommer in the Inter goal.

    Malick Thiaw and Pulisic both had chances as Milan pressed before another superb run from Leao set up a fine chance for Reijnders, who was denied by a brilliant block from Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni.

    Sommer saved from Alvaro Morata before a lively game swung to the other end, Taremi missing a golden chance to grab his second then Maignan foiling Martinez as Inter took their turn to press.

    Milan levelled 10 minutes from time with Leao again the instigator, setting Hernandez free down the left before his cross fed Pulisic, who turned and lashed a low shot to Sommer’s left.

    Maignan denied Taremi before the keeper performed heroics to block both Davide Frattesi and Denzel Dumfries in quick succession as Inter battled for the win.

    Instead it was former Chelsea man Abraham – a 77th-minute replacement for Yunus Musah – who reacted fastest to Leao’s neat through-ball to nip into the right side of the box and flash the winner past Sommer from a tight angle.

  • I regret not leaving Chelsea as a teen – Loftus-Cheek

    I regret not leaving Chelsea as a teen – Loftus-Cheek

    AC Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek admits he should’ve left Chelsea sooner.

    Loftus-Cheek is in his second season with Milan and says he regrets not leaving Chelsea as a teenager.

    He told The Times: “I think if you’re a youngster, seven or eight years old, and you’ve signed with Chelsea, fantastic.

    “Because it’s a great academy and you’ll learn how to play football, you’ll develop your skills there and a great coach is coaching you.

    “But it gets to a point, maybe at 15, 16, where you’re getting to that stage where it’s youth-team football.

    “And you might want to start thinking about going and playing somewhere else. Because it’s very difficult now to just go straight through.

    “The best way to develop is by playing games and playing men’s football.

    “And it’s easier to do that somewhere else at a lower club. And I feel like that’s what I missed out on, I think.”

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  • Serie A: I lost confidence last season – Mike Maignan

    Serie A: I lost confidence last season – Mike Maignan

    AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan admits he wasn’t at his best last season.

    Maignan concedes he battled for form during the campaign.

    He said on The Bridge: “Last season, for those who followed Milan a bit, I realised I had lost the battle against myself. Because my struggle is to stay focused on what I’m good at, on myself, and not get caught up in everything happening around me.

    “I had to fight tough battles. The battle I had to fight, I didn’t fight, so I knew I would lose it. So what I’ll do now, as I’ve already said, is learn from everything to come back strong next season.

    “If you’re not crazy, you don’t have this mentality, you can’t be a goalkeeper. All top-level goalkeepers today have to be crazy and have a strong mindset, otherwise, it won’t work.

    “It’s hard to see a goalkeeper at a high level today who doesn’t have all of this, because they’ll automatically be crushed by their teammates, by the pressure, by mistakes, even though everyone makes mistakes, but the most important thing is what you do afterward.”

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  • Serie A: AC Milan manager, Paulo Fonseca hails Chukwueze over preseason heroics

    Serie A: AC Milan manager, Paulo Fonseca hails Chukwueze over preseason heroics

    AC Milan manager, Paulo Fonseca has praised Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze for his heroics during the club’s pre season games.

    Fonseca noted that the Nigerian winger is getting better with more games.

    Recall that the Nigeria international struggled to make a positive impact at the San Siro last season following his arrival from Spanish club, Villarreal.

    Chukwueze has, however, impressed in Milan’s first two pre-season games against Manchester City and Real Madrid.

    The winger bagged two assists against Manchester City.

    The 25-year-old scored his side’s winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Real Madrid on Thursday morning.
    “Chukwuze is more confident. Last season he didn’t play much,” Fonseca was quoted by Goal.

    “When a new coach arrives it’s always like this, the players want to show off. I’m happy for Chukwueze, he’s doing very well.”

  • Transfers: Spain’s striker, Morata joins AC Milan on a four-year deal

    Transfers: Spain’s striker, Morata joins AC Milan on a four-year deal

    Spain’s attacker Alvaro Morata has signed for AC Milan from Atletico Madrid on Friday, the  striker will be  returning to Serie A days after winning Euro 2024.

    Morata who signed a four-year deal with Milan will be replacing French striker, Olivier Giroud following the former France international’s transfer to Los Angeles FC.

    “Morata has signed with the Rossoneri until 30 June 2028, with an option to extend for an additional year,” said Milan in a statement.

    Italian media report that Milan paid Morata’s 13-million euro ($14.2 million) release clause and that the player will earn around 4.5 million euros per season.

    Morata played in every match in Spain’s triumph at the Euros, netting his only goal of the tournament in La Roja’s 3-0 thumping of Croatia which kicked off their campaign in Germany.

    He has scored 36 goals in 80 international appearances for his country.

    Morata returns to Italy after two spells with Milan’s rivals Juventus, where he won two league titles and three Italian Cups.

    Morata has also won the FA Cup with Chelsea and featured in two triumphant Champions League campaigns with Real Madrid, in 2014 annd 2017.

    Milan, who finished second in Serie A last season but 19 points behind champions Inter Milan, begin the league season under new coach Paulo Fonseca with the visit of Torino on August 17.

  • Transfer: Serie A club chasing three Chelsea players

    Transfer: Serie A club chasing three Chelsea players

    Serie A club AC Milan are in contact with Chelsea about a deal for Romelu Lukaku.

    However, they’re not stopping there, says La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Rossoneri have also asked about Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah and midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka.

    Lukaku and Chalobah are both on Chelsea’s transfer-list, though any deal for Chukwuemeka is unlikely.

    All three players are admired by new Milan coach Paulo Fonseca.

    Chelsea are insisting Lukaku and Chalobah will only leave for straight sales this summer. A loan arrangement for Chukwuemeka could be an option, particularly with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall about to arrive from Leicester City.

  • Chelsea was difficult for me – Pulisic

    Chelsea was difficult for me – Pulisic

    AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic admits he’s happy to get away from Chelsea.

    Pulisic rediscovered his best form this past season with Milan.

    “It was a difficult couple of seasons for me before this and I was finally given an opportunity and I felt the trust right from the start at Milan,” he told CBS.

    “I was really excited to hit the ground running and play for such a historic club. It’s nice to feel like myself again and show people I can still play a bit.”

    Asked about the Scudetto, Pulisic replied: “That’s the goal.

    “A good season personally feels nice but it’s not what’s important to me. I’m never really satisfied. Hopefully, our team is going to bring a little bit more consistency into next season and I think we have a real chance because we have some really strong players.”