Pep gets help off pal Ron

MANCHESTER CITY have been given permission to put £46.3m midfielder Tijjani Reijnders through his medical on Sunday even though the Dutchman will officially be with Ronald Koeman’s Holland squad.

- by SIMON MULLOCK

Koeman, a close friend of City boss Pep Guardiola, has given permission for Reijnders to be put through his paces on Sunday, less than 24 hours after Holland face Finland in Helsinki.