{"id":12697,"date":"2026-04-27T14:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/12697\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:57:28","slug":"man-city-guardiola-agrees-for-arsenal-barcelona-target-to-pack-his-bags-with-48m-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/12697\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City: Guardiola &#8216;agrees&#8217; for Arsenal, Barcelona target to &#8216;pack his bags&#8217; with \u00a348m offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has reportedly \u2018agreed\u2019 to let summer signing Tijjani Reijnders leave amid interest from Arsenal and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Reijnders joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man City<\/a> from AC Milan during last summer\u2019s transfer window for a fee in the region of \u00a348m.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was a statement signing for Man City as part of their rebuild under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/pep-guardiola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guardiola <\/a>over the past few transfer windows, but he has had a mixed debut season at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has seven goals and eight assists for Man City this season, but he has not started in the Premier League since January and has been an unused substitute in their last three league games.<\/p>\n<p>And this is prematurely fuelling speculation over an exit from Man City, with a Spanish website claiming Guardiola is willing to grant him an exit in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-man-city-survive-southampton-scare-gonzalez-rodri-fa-cup-semi-final\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man City survive Southampton scare as Gonzalez\u2019s Rodri-esque belter keeps treble hopes alive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report claims Guardiola has \u2018agreed\u2019 to let Reijnders \u2018pack his bags\u2019 in the summer as long as Man City recoup the \u00a348m fee they paid to sign him ahead of this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Arsenal are \u2018among his potential suitors\u2019, but his \u2018profile remains attractive to top European clubs\u2019 and Barcelona are \u2018eyeing a market opportunity\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Same old problem hinders Barcelona move<\/p>\n<p>Given Barcelona\u2019s renowned financial troubles, they are unlikely to meet Man City\u2019s current demands for Reijnders, but the report says that they could make a move if the Premier League side\u2019s asking price eases.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/every-premier-league-club-next-caretaker-manager-interim-boss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Who will join McFarlane in the caretaker club? Klopp to make Prem return<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report claims:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The reality is that Reijnders remains a player with the potential to excel at the highest level. His lack of playing time at City isn\u2019t so much due to a drop in form, but rather to the intense competition within the squad. A change of clubs could restore his lost prominence and allow him to rediscover his best form.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Therefore, his future seems to lie away from Manchester. Bar\u00e7a is not, at the moment, a concrete option, but it is a possible destination if conditions change. The market will tell if this move goes from being an opportunity to becoming a reality.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Reijnders impressed in Man City\u2019s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win against Man City, but Guardiola chastised the midfielder on the pitch after the game.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Guardiola was asked to explain this incident. He said: \u201cI said I wanted to kill him because of how good he played, that is what I said!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Tijjani is another guy who hasn\u2019t played in the last games and played really good, two or three chances, (Mateo) Kovacic the same. He made a really good (game) but at 1-1, I wanted a player more positional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-city-arsenal-six-predictions-premier-league-title\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man City or Arsenal? 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