Major changes in management and a turnaround in transfer policy have accelerated AC Milan in the ongoing transfer market.Today, the Rossoneri made their fifth summer signing official. Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders (24) signed a five-year contract. Milan paid 20,000,000 euros fixed to AZ Alkmaar for his services and could pay another 4,000,000 through bonuses.By bringing the Dutch midfielder, Milan passed the limit of 50,000,000 euros spent on reinforcements. If you don’t count the buyouts of loaned players, but only new acquisitions, Milan are currently the biggest spender in Serie A. Before Reijnders, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic were bought from Chelsea for 20,000,000 euros each, while the young winger Luca Romero arrived as a free agent from Lazio and reserve goalkeeper Marco Sportiello from Atalanta.##NAJAVA_MECA_7381335##The Dutchman should be the solution to the midfield, which Milan will have serious problems with. Reijnders came as a replacement for Sandro Tonali, who left for Newcastle, and let’s remind you that Ismael Bennacer is also on a break for several months due to injury. Reijnders is the central midfielder who will take their place, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rade Krunic should complete the midfield with him. At least until Bennacer recovers…Reijnders was irreplaceable in the AZ Alkmaar team last season. He played all 34 matches in the Eredivisie (substituted only twice) and all 12 in the Conference League (substituted only once). He scored seven goals and 12 assists in all competitions, and finished the season in the Dutch championship as the player with the most successful dribbles – 51.The new people who run Milan’s sports sector targeted him as the main target for the position of central midfielder back in the spring, and long and arduous negotiations followed. Milan started with an offer of 16,000,000 euros and bonuses, AZ asked for 25,000,000. In the end, they met halfway. The decision was made by the strong desire of the player who pressured the Dutch club to correct their attitudes and price. He signed a five-year contract worth 1,700,000 euros net per season and borrowed the number 14 shirt.📝 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Tijjani Reijnders has signed for AC Milan from AZ Alkmaar on a five-year contract.He will wear the no. 14 shirt and cost the club around €20M + add ons.(Source: @ACMilan) pic.twitter.com/Yb1e7xS4Sg— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 19, 2023 Reijnders is the 17th Dutchman in the history of AC Milan. His compatriots are famous names such as Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Clarence Seedorf, Jaap Stamm, Edgar Davids, Patrick Kluivert, Mark van Bommel…Milan are expected to bring in a few more reinforcements by the end of the transfer window. Targets are strikers Mehdi Taremi and Alvaro Morata, the first desire for the right wing is Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal, and Yunus Musah from Valencia could further strengthen the midfield.
