Esteemed Kompany host Steven Mcinerney is joined by Kweku Afari to discuss what Mateo Kovacic brings to Manchester City.
City completed the signing of Kovacic from Chelsea for £30 million as reported by Fabrizio Romano.
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
With City captain Ilkay Gundogan departing the club, the Croatian international looks like a ready-made replacement.
Kovacic brings a wealth of experience to the Etihad. He’s a four-time winner of the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and Chelsea. On top of that, he’s a key part of his national team set-up.
The midfielder has made 95 appearances for Croatia and was a key part of their World Cup squads in 2018 and 2022. Croatia finished as runners-up in 2018 and secured a third-place finish in 2022.
City’s signing of the Croatian international seems a shrewd bit of business from the champions.
