Mateo Kovacic

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Haaland94 said:
cityxtra.co.uk

Chelsea midfielder keen to join Manchester City amid continued Ilkay Gundogan uncertainty

Mateo Kovacic is keen to join Manchester City this summer, should the opportunity to swap West London for East Manchester arise.
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He appears our only realistic (likely) midfield target right now, I like him, but surely we will want to add a marquee midfield signing as well (Bellingham, but if not him, then who)? Anyway, Kovacic will most likely replace Gundogan, some shoes to fill. On the plus side, we will likely add Gvardiol as well, so Kovacic can help him settle in England.
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One things for sure, If we do sign Kovacic Pep will make him a far more effective attacking threat than Chelsea have managed
 
Not trendy and not wildly expensive.

Has an Akanji/Aké ring to it.

He’s a top player, he’s had a poor year but so has everyone at Chelsea. I’ve been a long term fan of his and I’d be confident in Pep’s ability to get more out of him.

That being said I’d much rather extend Gündogan’s deal.
 
kun said:
Not trendy and not wildly expensive.

Has an Akanji/Aké ring to it.

He’s a top player, he’s had a poor year but so has everyone at Chelsea. I’ve been a long term fan of his and I’d be confident in Pep’s ability to get more out of him.

That being said I’d much rather extend Gündogan’s deal.
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I am sure you are correct kun.

He has the nous I’m sure to fit right in to the Guardiola system should the necessity to replace Gundogan become apparent in coming weeks.

The City transfer market is going to be especially fascinating in the next 2 to 3 weeks.
 
He's right up our street and a relative bargain at the price mentioned. Chelsea also hardly in a strong negotiating position given how they've overextended themselves.

More reminiscent of Bernardo than Gundogan for me; has a way of emerging out of tight spaces.
 
Yes I think he is more a replacement if Bernardo is going (playing style-wise/position).. but I cant see it, Bernie going.
 
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Dobsy said:
He's right up our street and a relative bargain at the price mentioned. Chelsea also hardly in a strong negotiating position given how they've overextended themselves.

More reminiscent of Bernardo than Gundogan for me; has a way of emerging out of tight spaces.
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I want him for free on a 2 year loan with Chelsea paying half his salary. Chelsea is in no position to dictate prices. All the talk of 40 million sounds like rubbish to me.

Good player. Want him on a free loan transfer.
 
bobom said:
Is he really good enough?
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He certainly a lot more ability than he's been allowed to show at Chelsea! You could stick Haaland and KDB in that Chelsea team right now and they'd look more like Nunez and Henderson. I believe that with Pep's coaching he could be the player we need to allow Rodri a rest. He's certainly levels above Philips. If we could move Philips and get Kovacic for the same cash, then it's a no brainer.
 
DeBlueLou said:
Depends on who we are comparing him to. Gundo or Bernardo? No. Phillips, yes. As a 4th option centrally? Yes.
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So how crucial is it to our success to marginally upgrade on a player who played less than 600 minutes of football this season? And if Gundo or Bernardo leave it's a downgrade anyway, so I'm not sure about the benefit.
 
bobom said:
So how crucial is it to our success to marginally upgrade on a player who played less than 600 minutes of football this season? And if Gundo or Bernardo leave it's a downgrade anyway, so I'm not sure about the benefit.
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If he is for Bernie or Gundo, i'd pass and go elsewhere.
 
Suspect he'd be excellent under Guardiola and an adequate replacement for Gundogan.

If the fee is sensible and Gundogan is off, this would be a great deal.
 
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