Kovacic joins Chelsea

Chelsea have made the transfer of Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid official. The Croatian midfielder joins on a season long loan as part of the deal that took Thibaut Courtois to the Los Blancos.

The 24-year old joins the English Premier League outfit in a bid to get first team football, with a lack of purchase option meaning he should return to the Spanish La Liga for the 2019/20 campaign.

"I am really happy and excited to be here at Chelsea," he told the club website. "It is an amazing feeling.

"I will try to do my best for this club. It is a new league for me, the beginning is always tough but I am sure the coach and my new teammates will help me and I am looking forward to a great season."

The former Inter Milan midfielder is set to compete for a first team shirt with the likes of N’golo Kante, Cesc Fabregas, summer signing Jorginho, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko.

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