The 29-year-old Croatian international will cost the triple champions an initial £25 million, with an additional £5 million in conceivable add-ons.
According to rumors on Wednesday, Manchester City and Chelsea have reached an agreement for Mateo Kovacic’s transfer to cost £30 million ($38 million).
The 29-year-old Croatian international will cost the triple champions an initial £25 million, with an additional £5 million in conceivable add-ons.
Kovacic, who initially transferred to Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2018, is entering the last year of his deal at Stamford Bridge.
The German international Gundogan’s contract ends at the end of this month, and no fresh agreements have been reached.
As new manager Mauricio Pochettino reduces his team, Kovacic, who won the Champions League three times with Real and once with Chelsea, is probably one of several players to leave the London club.
N’Golo Kante, a midfielder for France, left Chelsea on Wednesday to join Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.
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The midfielder is set to become City’s first signing of the summer transfer window and will give manager Pep Guardiola more midfield options at a time when captain Ilkay Gundogan’s future is uncertain