Manchester City ‘close’ to agreeing fee for Chelsea midfielder amid £25.5 million deal- sources

Premier League and European Champions Manchester City are closing in on Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic and have agreed on a fee in the region of £25.5 million with Chelsea for his services.

Often reliable source Fabrizio Romano has confirmed it is just a matter of when and not if now with the midfielder having agreed on personal terms two weeks ago.

The midfielder will bring an end to his five-year stay at Chelsea where he won it all including the Premier League, Champions League and the Europa League.

Chelsea are looking to clear out players and give room for new ones as they look to build from scratch after enduring a forgettable first year under new owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake consortium.

Kovacic’s midfield partner N’Golo Kante has also left the club while the likes of Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Hakim Ziyech are all expected to follow suit soon.

The future of Mason Mount is still up there and they will also have to think about what they will do with forward Romelu Lukaku who doesn't seem to want to be there.

But it hasn’t been all sales with the club announcing the arrival of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig. The French man is now expected to lead the line and help provide the goals that are expected to take Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League table.

Manchester City swept all trophies bar one last season and become only the second team since Manchester United to win the treble in England, but Pep Guardiola who is expected to stay for a couple more seasons has wasted little time in augmenting his team.