2023-06-21 13:27:00
2023-06-21
Manchester City reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic for around 35 million euros (38.2 million dollars), including bonuses, according to several British media and Fabrizio Rop published this Wednesday.
Kovacic, who joined the London club in 2018 from Real Madrid, initially on loan and then permanently, has a contract with Chelsea until June 2024.
He would become City’s first signing for the new season, after his treble of titles (Premier League-English Cup-Champions League).
The departure of Kovacic, who has four Champions League titles to his credit -three with Real Madrid, one with Chelsea-, would enter into Chelsea’s efforts to reduce its squad and earn money after having invested 600 million euros (654 million euros). dollars) in the last two transfer windows.
With this, Barcelona also enters the scene since everything indicates that Kovacic arrives to take the position left by Ilkay Gundogan who will go to the culé team.
“Kovacic’s arrival at Manchester City brings Gundogan closer to Barcelona. They assure him that they will be able to register him,” announced José Álvarez from El Chiringuito. The Spanish journalist had already announced the defeat of the German by Xavi’s team.
French midfielder N’Golo Kanté has left the club to join Saudi side Al Ittihad, the Jeddah club confirmed on Thursday.
According to other information from the press, Chelsea and Arsenal would be very close to an agreement for the transfer of the German attacker Kai Havertz for a sum of more than 65 million euros (71 million dollars).
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