Manchester City have announced the signing of Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic this summer, joining on a four-year deal with the club. It marks the end of a five-year stay for the Croatian international at Stamford Bridge, who spent one-year on-loan from Real Madrid before the permanent switch the year after.
In that time, the 29-year-old won four trophies, including a Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and a Club World Cup. However, with just one-year left on his deal at Stamford Bridge and the requirement to make some changes to the squad itself, an exit seemed likely.
The midfield is an area of particular overhaul in the coming weeks, with N'Golo Kante already making the move to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Ittihad. Mason Mount is of particular interest to Manchester United with one-year remaining on his contract, while football.london understands a deal has been agreed to let Ruben Loftus-Cheek leave to join AC Milan.
