Tijjani Reijnders on the brink of leaving Man City in £50m deal just a year after joining | OneFootball

Manchester City are in talks with Al Qadsiah to sell Tijjani Reijnders to the Saudi Arabian club.

The Netherlands international might leave the Etihad Stadium after just a year as City’s midfield overhaul to being the Enzo Maresca era looks set to continue.

Reijnders, who had also attracted interest from Nottingham Forest, could command a fee of around £50m from Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah, who are coached by former Liverpool, Leicester and Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

Tijjani Reijnders could be headed for the Etihad exit door (Getty)

Reijnders, who cost City £46.5m when he joined from AC Milan last summer, has scored seven goals in 50 games for them.

But he lost his place in the starting XI as the 2025/26 season wore on, with former manager Pep Guardiola preferring to pair captain Bernardo Silva with Rodri.

And while Silva is gone and Rodri, who is a target for Barcelona, could follow, City have signed Elliot Anderson from Forest for £116m.

They are also interested in other midfielders, including Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi and Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, and could allow Reijnders to leave.