Hearing Manchester City are interested in bringing Gvardiol and Kovasic triggers my curiosity to ask what Guardiola is planning for the coming season. Manchester City are in good shape at the moment and still have enough firepower in their reserves, if they successfully add both players to the squad they will be a team to be feared in the league next season.
Manchester City is targeting to spend 120 million euros to get new players in preparation for next season. Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic two are good Croatia international players that can add to the quality of City. The RB Leipzig defender will be a great plus to the defensive line up and Kovacic have been one of the best players in Chelsea. And the failure to qualify for the Champions League will be one of the motivating factors that is pushing the Chelsea midfielder to depart from Stamford Bridge.
But we have to wait for the clubs involved to announce the deal because the news is that the players and City have made a verbal agreement. Chelsea wants to extend the contract of the Croatian international but the club will have to let him leave if he insists. Chelsea will not make much money from his deal because he is in the final year of his contract. RB Leipzig will make money from the sale of Josko because his exit clause in RB Leipzig's contract for 2024 is worth about €110 million. Will City be willing to make him the most expensive central defender in the world?
Manchester City's current squad is already intimidating to behold when compared to other premier league clubs and that is why I'm so worried about the news that Pep Guardiola still want to spend over 150 million Euros in the the summer transfer window.
Chelsea are doing everything possible to stop the transfer of their midfield maestro Mateo Kovacic from going to Manchester City but with the assured success of being a player Manchester City, Mateo Kovacic will surely do everything possible to become a City player come next season