The deal for Mateo Kovacic to move from Chelsea to Manchester City has been agreed.
Fabrizio Romano has exclusively reported that an agreement between the two clubs has been reached.
EXCL: Mateo Kovacić joins Manchester City from Chelsea, fee agreed and done deal — here we go! 🚨🔵 #MCFC
Agreement between clubs just reached for £30m fee.
Personal terms agreed two weeks ago, Kovacić only wanted Man City.
Medicals in the next days.
New midfielder for Pep 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/cXU7ZDSKMf
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 21, 2023
A fee of £25 million has been reported with £5 million of add ons depending on Manchester City’s success.
Romano also reports that Kovacic will have his medical with Manchester City in the coming days.
More exclusive details on Kovacić deal. Understand Manchester City will pay a guaranteed fee of £25m to Chelsea.
£5m will be also included in add-ons to be activated only if/when Man City will win titles — not player’s performances.
Pep has his new midfielder.
Here we go. ✨🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/kT0diRKn54— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 21, 2023
Romano also reported yesterday that a deal between the club’s was close.
Mateo Kovacic has been one of Manchester City’s primary targets this window. Chelsea needing to sell players to trim their squad has meant Kovacic was available for City to swoop.
Personal terms had been agreed between Kovacic and Manchester City before the deal was completed with Chelsea.
The addition of Kovacic strengthens the Manchester City midfield. He may well feature early for Manchester City with the injury to Kevin De Bruyne.
With the futures of Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan up in the air, Kovacic adds quality, depth and experience to City’s midfield.
Now that the deal for Kovacic is completed, it means City can now focus on business elsewhere in the transfer window.
