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Reijnders says Man City role, Saudi offer prompted surprise summer switch

Global Published 23 September 2026, 12:40 · archived 23 Sep 2026

AMSTERDAM: Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders said he did not like the role he was being asked to play at Manchester City and that he could ​not turn down the financial package being offered by Saudi Arabia’s Al ‌Qadsiah. Reijnders, who joined the Saudi Pro League side in a surprise 61 million euro ($69.70 million) move, had wanted to play as a dynamic midfielder, moving between attack and defence, but increasingly ​found himself playing more as an attacking midfielder. “In pre-season, I noticed that things ​were heading in that direction again at City, and I started ⁠thinking about whet...

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