A pre-season-heavy day out of Seoul, bookended by transfer chatter. Here’s everything that ran, with sourcing.
Forest eye Man City midfielder Reijnders
Nottingham Forest have held an interest in Tijjani Reijnders, with City valuing the Dutch midfielder at £55-60m. Juventus and Galatasaray also linked, though no formal bid has been reported and Reijnders is under contract until 2030. Source: Fabrizio Romano (via X); fee detail via the Mail’s Simon Jones
What Maresca will want to learn from City’s final friendly vs Atleti
A preview piece looking ahead to Sunday’s meeting with Atlético Madrid in Seoul — City’s third and final pre-season friendly before the Community Shield against Arsenal. Source: Atlético Madrid official site; Principality Stadium event listing
Man City complete comfortable win over K League All-Stars
City eased to a 3-1 win in Seoul, with all the goals coming in a lively first half: Rayan Ait-Nouri opened the scoring, Tijjani Reijnders restored the lead after the K League All-Stars levelled through Kim, and Divin Mubama added a third. The second half was quieter after wholesale changes from both sides, though Jeremy Monga caught the eye off the bench despite a disallowed goal for handball. Source: ESPN (match confirmation)
Maresca explains what Man City need after K League All-Stars win
Post-match reaction — Maresca says his players are starting to trust his methods and the squad will improve further once everyone’s available, with Sunday’s Atlético test next up. Source: Maresca press conference quotes; match reference via ESPN; Inter Milan draw reference via BBC Sport
Today’s round-up: One live transfer story out (Reijnders to Forest interest), and three pieces built around the K League All-Stars friendly — a preview, a full match report and post-match reaction — as Maresca’s rebuild continues in Seoul ahead of Sunday’s Atlético test and the Community Shield. All transfer lines link back to the Man City transfer tracker.
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