Jude Bellingham has been mission impossible for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Less than 48 hours after Real Madrid made official a great triumph in the football market and the purchase of one of the best young players of today, the Cityzens succeeded in their intention to attract their second pick. As reported by the media from the Island, a final agreement was reached between City and Mateo Kovačić (29).The player has had a verbal agreement with Guardiola for some time, there were no problems regarding personal conditions, and now the issue of compensation for Chelsea has definitely been resolved. It will amount to 40,000,000 euros.The two parties have clarified everything in the last two or three days, all that remains is to agree on how much the new European champion will pay in the first installment, as this is extremely important to the Blues due to regulation of the books and Financial Fair Play.##NAJAVA_MECA_7326268##According to media outlets from England, Chelsea must collect more than 100,000,000 euros from the transfer by the end of the month to not be fined and be able to continue operating on the market without interruption.Kovacic has long been a big wish of Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard also wanted him in 2018, when he moved from Real Madrid to Chelsea (for 45,000,000). Now he finally managed to ‘catch’ him, a year before the end of his contract with the club from London.The Croatian won the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Europa League during his time at Stamford Bridge.Manchester City are on the brink of completing a deal worth around £34.2m to sign Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic, sources have told ESPN’s @JamesOlley. pic.twitter.com/6Yg6riOW5v— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 16, 2023
