Why Man City signed Kovacic from Chelsea

Manchester City director of football, Txiki Begiristain in a recent statement opened up on why they signed Croatia star Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea this summer.

This comes as Kovacic’s move to the European champions was confirmed on Tuesday.

City manager, Pep Guardiola had to bring in a new midfielder after they missed out on Jude Bellingham, who joined Real Madrid this month.

Their captain Ilkay Gundogan also completed a free transfer to Spanish side Barcelona on Monday.

Begiristain, speaking at Kovacic’s unveiling, said: “He can play as a 6 or an 8, has plenty of experience at top-level 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 we are looking for in a midfielder.

“He is someone we have monitored for a very long time and always we were impressed whenever we watched him