Manchester City break the bench to sign four-time Champions League champions

On the afternoon of Tuesday (27), the manchester city announced the hiring of Mateo Kovacic. coming from chelsea, the 29-year-old Croatian midfielder has signed a contract valid until 2027 with the Manchester team. According to what was disclosed by the English press, the cityzens paid 29 million euros (about R$ 152 million) to the chelsea to complete the player transfer.

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With the age Gundogan to the barcelona, Pep Guardiola quickly went after a replacement and brought Kovacic, who is the new owner of shirt 8 of Manchester City. In an official interview on the club’s website, the Croatian said that he is eager to start playing for the team and that he considers the team commanded by Guardiola as the best of the world.

Txiki Begiristain, football director manchester city, he also gave an interview to the club’s website and praised Kovacic.

“Mateo is an excellent football player. He can play like a 6 or an 8, has plenty of experience at top clubs and understands the Premier League. It was a very simple decision to bring him to City because he has the tactical and technical qualities we look for in a midfielder. He is someone we have followed for a long time and we are impressed every time we see him.”said the director.

Revealed by Dinamo Zagreb, Kovacic already had passages through Internazionale, Real Madrid and Chelsea. Manchester City’s new midfielder is four-time champion from the Champions League, having won three cups playing for Real Madrid and one playing for Chelsea.

The player is also one of the great names of his national team. acting for Croatia, Kovacic was runner-up from the World Cup in 2018, stayed in third place at World Cup in 2022 and it was also runner-up from the UEFA Nations League 2023.

Featured Photo: Mateo Kovacic is Manchester City’s new midfielder. Playback/Manchester City