Eliano Reijndersbrother of Tijjani, protagonist of an excellent start to the season with Milan, speaks to Corriere dello Sport of your career. Starting from what Indonesia represents for him: “A pride. It is the nation of origin of my mother and my grandparents.”
The dream is the World Cup?
“Of course. And now that we have beaten Saudi Arabia, the chances have increased. It would be wonderful to challenge the Netherlands and my brother.”
Tijani plays for the Netherlands and she plays for Indonesia. What did he say to you when the call came?
“He told me ‘if that’s what you want, do it’. And my parents said the same. Now, they can’t wait for a match between us in the national team after the ones in the Dutch championship.”
Do you believe that your future will still be at Milan?
“I really think so. I know he is already talking about renewal with the club, even if I don’t know what stage they are at.”
Furthermore, you are children of art, your father Martin was a professional footballer.
“Yes, he played in Holland, in the USA and in Finland, where I was born. It’s not easy having a father who was a footballer. He follows all our matches. He immediately notices whether you played well or badly. Even after a good match he is always ready to point out mistakes.”
But he did think about playing in Italy?
“Of course. Not only in Serie A, Serie B is also an excellent championship.”