Tijjani Reijnders has chosen his Manchester City shirt number after completing a move from AC Milan.
Reijnders was officially unveiled by City on Wednesday morning and has subsequently been named in Pep Guardiola's squad for the upcoming Club World Cup.
The Dutchman will bolster City's midfield ranks which now includes a fit again Rodri as well as Ilkay Gundogan, Nico Gonzalez and Bernardo Silva.
Ahead of making his Man City bow, Reijnders has been handed the no.4 shirt at the Etihad Stadium, which leaves forgotten midfielder Kalvin Phillips without a squad number.
The decision throws further doubt on the future of Phillips, who spent the last season on loan at Ipswich having failed to impress Guardiola ever since arriving from Leeds United in the summer of 2022.
This particular shirt number does come with huge responsibility as before Phillips was assigned it, Man City legend Vincent Kompany donned the no.4 and lead the club to four Premier League titles as captain.
Reijnders scored 15 goals in 54 appearances across all competitions, weighing in with five assists for AC Milan last season and is looking forward to taking his game to the next level under the guidance Guardiola.
He said: “It’s a great chance for me. I’ve followed him since he was coaching Barcelona with Lionel Messi.
“How he played there and how he brought it here is something that made me really excited to play for Manchester City.”
Fellow new Man City signings Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Marcus Bettinelli have also been named in the Club World Cup squad and they have picked numbers 21, 29 and 13 respectively.
