Aston Villa's Jhon Duran is expected to fly to the Gulf state on Friday to complete a £64m move to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh. Al-Nassr are interested in signing Mateo KovacicJhon Duran is expected to complete a £64m move to the clubBrighton's Kaoru Mitoma is also a target of the Saudi side The Saudi Pro League side also lodged a £54m bid for Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. Brig...Full Story »

Man City midfielder Mateo Kovacic is said to be considering his future at the Premier League champions following the arrival of Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona during the summer transfer window. The Manchester club secured the return of their former captain as part of a free transfer as Barcelona wanted to get the German star’s salary off of their books so they could register their new sig...Full Story »

Manchester City will dip into the transfer market to replace Kevin De Bruyne, according to Pep Guardiola. The Belgium midfielder has been ruled out until the new year after undergoing surgery to fix a hamstring injury. City have spent more than £100 million ($127.3m) on Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol this summer but Guardiola says De Bruyne's long lay-off means more new players are ne...Full Story »

Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea on a four-year contract, the treble winners announced Tuesday. ESPN reported earlier this month the two clubs had agreed a fee of £25 million ($32m) up front for the 29-year-old with another £5m ($6m) due in add-ons, and the Croatia midfielder will now join up with City's squad ahead of the 2023-24 s...Full Story »

Chelsea have embarked on a fire sale following their stunning spending spree, trimming their bloated squad in an effort to comply with financial regulations as they prepare for a new era under Mauricio Pochettino. In their first year under the ownership of an American consortium, Chelsea spent more on transfer fees than any club has ever done in a 12-month period, only to finish 12th in the P...Full Story »

The Treble winners are thought to have offered the Blues £25milion to sign the Croatian midfielder. Manchester City have reportedly bid for Mateo Kovacic Credit: Alamy City will then try to sign Josko Gvardiol Credit: Getty Kovacic, 29, has been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium in recent weeks and now Man City are set to ramp up their interest. According to The Athletic, City ha...Full Story »

Manchester City have opened talks with Chelsea for Mateo Kovacic. The Croatia midfielder has a year to run on his Blues deal and is available this summer with the club batting Financial Fair Play issues. The London Evening Standard says champions City have made their move this week and talks have kicked off. Kovacic is eager to see the deal happen and there is confidence on both sides for i...Full Story »

Barcelona reach verbal agreement with Ilkay Gundogan Following the German midfielder's impressive performances during the tail end of the season, Manchester City have changed their stance on Gundogan, and are keen on keeping hold of his services. City boss Pep Guardiola has already publicly expressed his wish to keep Gundogan at the club in a recent press conference. Barcelona, though, remain ...Full Story »

Manchester United are said to be watching Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic. According to Football Insider, Man United are looking at central midfielders this summer and it appears as if Kovacic is one of their targets. His agents were supposedly looking to hold talks with Chelsea about his future last month, but they were also trying to have conversations with the Red Devils, Manchester City an...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic has been shortlisted by ex-manager Thomas Tuchel as a midfield target for Bayern Munich ahead of the summer. This is according to Christian Falk, who says that Tuchel is "dreaming of a player like Kovacic", who is about to enter the last year of his Chelsea contract. The Croatian recently spoke to Chelsea's official website, expressing his love for London and his club, amid rep...Full Story »