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Mateo Kovacic joined Chelsea from Real Madrid on loan in 2018 before making his move permanent for £40m a year later; Croatia midfielder has won four major trophies at Stamford Bridge, including the Champions League in 2021; Kovacic has one year left on his Chelsea contract
The fee is understood to be worth an initial £25m guaranteed plus £5m in performance-related add-ons. A formal announcement of Kovacic joining last season's treble winners is expected soon.
Kovacic has been at Stamford Bridge since joining from Real Madrid - initially on loan - in the summer of 2018.
The Croatia international has won four major trophies during his time at Chelsea - including his fourth Champions League in 2021 - while going on to make 221 appearances for the club.