Mateo Kovacic close to joining Manchester City from Chelsea

Chelsea and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic has agreed on terms to join Premier League champions Manchester City this summer.

<p>The Croatian midfielder has been with The Blues since 2019, going on to feature in 221 matches for the London-based club in all competitions, scoring six goals and providing 15 assists.</p>

<p>According to reports, the agreement between Kovacic and Manchester City is almost complete, with the Citizens set to be in contact soon with Chelsea to discuss the transfer fee.</p>

Kovacic performed admirably for Chelsea this season, despite an underwhelming performance from the club, who ended the season trophyless and 12th on the Premier League table.

<p>The 29-year-old joins Rodri, Kalvin Phillips, Kevin De Bruyne, Cole Palmer, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva in the Citizens midfield.</p>

However, City captain Gundogan, who is set to be out of contract at the end of June, is yet to renew and has been linked with a move to La Liga champions Barcelona this summer.

Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva has also been heavily linked with a move away from Manchester since last summer, with Paris Saint-Germain said to be interested.

The signing of Kovacic could be the clearest indication of possible departures of experienced members of the Manchester City first team this transfer window.

<p>The Ettihad Stadium based side are still in the race to win a treble this season and will face domestic rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup this Saturday at Wembley.</p>

The Premier League champions will then head to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Turkey for the UEFA Champions League Final clash against Serie A giants Internazionale Milan on 10 June.

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