Kovacic to have medical at Chelsea

Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic is closing on a loan move to Chelsea. The 24-year-old Croatian international was widely seen as one of Real Madrid’s brightest stars. According to Sky Sports, the deal is done for the player and Kovacic will have medical at Chelsea ahead of a loan move. Kovacic made it clear to Real Madrid that he wanted to leave Santiago Bernabeu after starting just 37 games in La Liga in the past three seasons.

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