Mateo Kovacic has been performing very well under Graham Potter. Unfortunately for Chelsea, his £150,000-per-week contract is going to expire within the summer of 2024. Kovacic is thought to be open to discussing his new deal with the club.
After playing for Chelsea since 2018, while initially being on loan to the Premier League club and in 2019 he signed for a five year contract with the Blues. He also performed well under his previous manager, Thomas Tuchel, who was probably one of the best managers for Chelsea.
The 28-year-old who recently got married and comfortable with life in London has grown comfortable with the Blues. One of the main reasons is that they’re located right in London, where everything is happening.
The Croatia international has started all but one of Potter’s games at Stamford Bridge, indicating his importance to the tactician. Only time will tell whether Chelsea and Kovacic can reach an agreement to extend the player’s stay at the two-time European champions or whether he will leave soon.
Netizen’s thoughts on Kovacic
Mateo Kovacic is the most enjoyable Chelsea player to watch since Hazard pic.twitter.com/S1TixYXStE
— 🌊 (@Vintage_Cfc) October 25, 2022
Kovacic has gotten himself some time in the spotlight recently. He received a lot of compliments for his midfielding skills. On top of that, netizens casually stated that if he had the ball while on the field, then nobody needs to worry about Chelsea losing the match.
Another fan stated that they hope he would not get injured before the FIFA World Cup as he would definitely help his home country, Croatia in said cup. Heavy criticisms were directed towards Pulisic due to his skills, or lack of.
— Slug McBlob 🇮🇪 🌧 (@SlugMcBlob) October 22, 2022
He gained some controversy after running down the field practically naked. Apparently Kovacic gave his jersey and shorts to a fan. This received mixed reviews among netizens as some found it distasteful and some found it funny.
Netizens were questioning Potter’s management skills towards Chelsea players. They claimed that this would never happen under Tuchel’s strict German rules. Others said that they were happy seeing him shirtless running around the field.
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Another fan tweeted that Kovacic did not have that many chances to start the game as Kante would be given that chance first. Some Chelsea fans openly admit that Kova is the better midfielder when compared to Kante.
However, there was a fight in the Twitter thread as Kante fans came in and spread inappropriate photos of the player showing his middle finger. Kante fans claimed that the tweet was a disrespect to him and should not be stated.
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