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title: "Chelsea to sign Kovacic on loan"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/08/07/chelsea-to-sign-kovacic-on-loan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-08-07T10:23:48Z"
modified: "2018-08-07T10:30:27Z"
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# Chelsea to sign Kovacic on loan

Chelsea are set to sign Matteo Kovacic on loan from Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain.

[Marca claim](https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2018/08/07/5b695fd5e5fdeaf15c8b4589.html) that the deal will be confirmed ‘in the next few hours’, with the Croatian looking to leave Madrid for regular game time.

The report claims that a deal has been agreed with the player[training away from the first-team](https://readchelsea.com/2018/08/07/matteo-kovacic-refuses-to-train-with-madrid/) squad as he pushes for a move.

New Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui had been hoping to keep the player, with the former Spain boss looking to build a new-looked Madrid side, but that no longer appears to be the case.

Previous reports have stated that Maurizio Sarri is a known admirer of the midfielder, having tracked him since his time at Inter.

A lot was expected of the player during his time at the San Siro and it was his form there that saw him earn a move to the Spanish giants.

The player will be hoping to rediscover the form he showed in Italy whilst on loan in London.