Chelsea is
already completing the signing of Real Madrid midfielder, Mateo Kovacic on a
season-long loan.
The Croatian
international has already expressed his desire to leave Madrid this summer as
he is unhappy with the amount of playing time he had been given since he joined
from Inter in a £22.5 million deal three years ago.
However,
Real Madrid have been unwilling to sell and have attempted to convince the
midfielder to remain at the club under new manager, Julen Lopetegui.
Spanish
newspaper, Marca reports that Real Madrid have now given up with their efforts
to keep Kovacic and the Croatia international is now on the verge of joining
Chelsea.
The
newspaper also claimed that Chelsea have reached an agreement with the player
and the deal will be announced at some point on Tuesday.
Kovacic
helped force his move away from Real Madrid by refusing to continue with
pre-season training until he was sure of his future outside the club.
The
midfielder returned from his World Cup holiday on Monday and is currently
training with Real Madrid’s youth team.
Before now,
Kovacic had also been linked with a move to Manchester United, Manchester City
and Tottenham.
But he is
now set to undergo a medical with Chelsea in order to continue playing at
Stamford Bridge.
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