Manchester City have their first signing. The club has formalized the arrival of Mateo Kovacic for the next 4 seasons. Kovacic belonged to Chelsea until then. At 29, he joined the English champion and last winner of the Champions League. The Croatian who spent the last 5 seasons at Chelsea also went through Real Madrid.

To his credit, he has a Champions League, a Europa League, a UEFA Super Cup but also a World Cup final (in 2018). The club’s sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, reacted to Kovacic’s signing: “Mateo is an excellent footballer. He can play in 6 or 8, has a lot of experience at top clubs and he understands the Premier League. It was a very simple decision to bring him to City because he has the tactical and technical qualities that we we are looking for in a midfielder.”