Mateo Kovacic

Date of birth: May 6, 1994
Instagram: @mateokovacic8
Club(s): Dinamo Zagreb, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea
Country: Croatia
Signing fee: £40million
Born in Austria, he moved to Croatia so he could join Dinamo Zagreb when he was 13. Signed for Inter Milan in January 2013 and after three consistent campaigns Real Madrid recruited him for £26.4million. Won La Liga with Real in 2017 and since switching to Chelsea, initially on loan, he has lifted the Europa League. Was an unused substitute when France beat Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final.
Latest about Mateo Kovacic

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side are 'in trouble' after Champions League win
By Ryan Dabbs published
Manchester City beat Crvena zvezda 3-1, but Guardiola is concerned with his side

Who will Manchester City sign this summer? Every player they've been linked with ahead of the transfer window
By Ryan Dabbs last updated
ROUND UP Check out the transfer rumours of all the players who could move to the Etihad Stadium ahead of next season

Premier League trio eye Mateo Kovacic as Chelsea contract ticks down: report
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Chelsea midfielder Kovacic will enter the final year of his contract at the end of the season

Rated! Chelsea's 10 most expensive signings of the Roman Abramovich era
By Ed McCambridge published
BLUES Chelsea have spent lavishly under Russian owner Roman Abramovich – but not all of their buys have worked out

Croatia Euro 2020 squad profile: Best player, manager and past record
By FourFourTwo Staff published
What you need to know about the Croatia Euro 2020 squad

Srna: Modric is the world's best midfielder
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Luka Modric Darijo Srna says Luka Modric is unrivalled as a midfielder and has backed Ivan Rakitic to rediscover his best Barcelona form.

Ansu Fati becomes youngest Champions League goalscorer – but what happened to the others?
By Alex Reid published
UEFA Champions League Barcelona's prodigy has done it, aged 17 years, one month and 10 days. These teenagers all netted goals in Europe’s top club competition post-1992, but how they did fare after?
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
Thank you for signing up to Four Four Two. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.