Mateo Kovacic
‘Maybe he goes to Tottenham next!’ – Mourinho ‘very upset’ with Chelsea star
Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on Mateo Kovacic ahead of his Euro 2020 meeting with England and says he is ‘very upset’ never to have managed the player despite their similar career paths. Since leaving Dinamo Zagreb in 2013, the Croatian has played for three teams all previously managed by Mourinho – Inter Milan, Real […]
Tuchel confirms ‘very sad’ injury to Mateo Kovacic ahead of Man City clash
Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic is set for a spell on the sidelines after missing his side’s Champions League defeat Porto with a ‘very sad’ injury. The Croatian star was in training with his Chelsea team-mates on Monday evening but he pulled up during the session. Tuchel already had huge doubts over N’Golo Kante’s fitness and […]
Mateo Kovacic blasts Pepe’s Chelsea claim ahead of Champions League clash
Mateo Kovacic says there is no truth in Pepe’s ‘strange’ claims that Chelsea celebrated Porto draw in the Champions League and believes ‘it will not be easy’ for the club to reach the semi-finals. Chelsea overcame Atletico Madrid to book their place in the quarter-finals, while Porto pulled off a huge upset to knock Juventus […]
Tuchel reveals ‘super reliable’ Chelsea player has to be calmed down in training
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says he ‘loves’ Mateo Kovacic and says the midfielder is ‘super reliable’. The blues made it four consecutive wins in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Monday. Kovacic impressed in Chelsea’s midfield alongside Jorginho as goals from Olivier Giroud and Timo Werner were enough to seal […]
Frank Lampard offers Willian and Kovacic injury updates
Frank Lampard says Willian and Mateo Kovacic both suffered Achilles’ injuries in Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup victory over Liverpool on Tuesday night, after both players limped out of the match. Willian, who scored the first goal of the game after Adrian spilled his shot from range, went down off the ball less than five minutes when […]
Lampard singles out one Chelsea star after Bayern Munich hammering
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard reserved praise for midfielder Mateo Kovacic after his team’s demoralising 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge. The Bundesliga giants all but sealed their place in the last-8 of the Champions League with a victory in London thanks to a double from Serge Gnabry and a late third from Lewandowski. […]
How Chelsea beat their transfer ban to sign Kovacic from Real Madrid
Chelsea have beaten their Fifa transfer ban by just 72 hours to agree a £40million deal for the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid and hope to follow it with a new deal for Callum Hudson-Odoi. But Chelsea will not make a decision yet on Everton target Kurt Zouma or the futures Marcos Alonso […]
Chelsea can sign Kovacic & Higuain for next season despite transfer ban
Chelsea can still sign both Mateo Kovacic and Gonzalo Higuain despite the club’s transfer ban but have only just started talks with the Croatia midfielder, according to reports. The Blues are confident that they have the ability to hold on to both loan stars without going against their FIFA-imposed embargo on signing new players, with football’s governing body having […]
Chelsea open talks with Real Madrid over making Mateo Kovacic deal permanent
Chelsea have opened talks with Real Madrid over a permanent transfer for Mateo Kovacic, according to recent reports. Croatia star Kovacic signed for Real Madrid in 2015 from Inter Milan but has struggled to establish himself as a starter at the club. He signed a season-long loan deal with the Blues in the summer and […]
Kovacic turns down Manchester United move
Mateo Kovacic has rejected the chance to join Manchester United after a £53m bid offer was reportedly submitted to Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho is keen on improving his squad ahead of the new campaign and is confident that United will sign at least one more player before the transfer window closes. Kovacic, meanwhile, has already […]