Transfer of Croatia midfielder will include £5m in add onsMove casts further doubt over Gündogan’s future at City
Manchester City have begun talks with Chelsea over the signing of the midfielder Mateo Kovacic. Positive discussions have taken place in the past few days regarding personal terms and Kovacic is expected to join the treble winners for a fee of £25m, plus £5m in add-ons.
Kovacic has been an important figure at Chelsea since joining from Real Madrid on a five-year deal in 2019, having initially arrived on loan. However, the Croatian is set to leave having entered the final year of his contract and with Chelsea undergoing a squad overhaul after the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as manager.
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