Mateo Kovacic on Man City: Chelsea midfielder speaks amid transfer reports
standard sport believes Blues City have given the green light to sign the 29-year-old this summer, with new manager Mauricio Pochettino allowing him to leave.
Pep Guardiola could lose influential midfielder Ilkay Gundogan this summer with interest from Arsenal, Barcelona and clubs in Saudi Arabia.
Bayern Munich and former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel are also credited with having an interest in Kovacic, who has made 221 appearances for the Blues since joining in 2018.
Speaking to Nacional during his international cap, Kovacic said: “I have one year left at Chelsea, this season has been very bad.
“Everything indicates that I will change after five good years, but anything can happen in football. At the moment I’m concentrating on Croatia and the Nations League.
“Manchester City are a top team and deserve to be in the Champions League final. That’s what I have to say. Summer is long, we’ll see what happens.
“Chelsea is phenomenal for me. I love the city and the fans, they love me, I have wonderful memories of Chelsea. Lets see what happens”
Chelsea are targeting a move from Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo after interest in Sporting Lisbon star Manuel Ugarte cooled, who is now expected to join Paris Saint-Germain.
Mason Mount has agreed terms with Manchester United and N’Golo Kante is edging closer to a move to Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad as part of a major midfield reshuffle under Pochettino.
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