Chelsea have announced the loan signing of Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid.
As confirmed on the club’s official website, the Croatian midfielder will spend a season with the Blues, who reportedly have the option to sign the player permanently at the end of the deal.
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The La Liga side offered the player to Chelsea as a sweetener in the deal to take Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid.
The Belgian shot-stopper was widely expected to move to La Liga this summer, but the Blues were digging their heels in until a replacement was signed.
Kovacic has made his feelings clear at Madrid. He wanted to move on this summer after falling out of favour.
Signed from Inter with a wealth of promise back in 2015, Kovacic has struggled to hold down a regular starting place at Madrid.
The likes of Luka Modric and Casemiro have all been picked ahead of the Croatian in recent years.
