Kovacic joined Chelsea on a season-long from Real Madrid last season, after which the west London club had an option to buy. Lampard, who is currently in talks with Chelsea over a three-year deal, approved Kovacic’s signing but has, in doing so, given himself a headache. The club will now need to sell or loan out at least one foreign player to abide by Champions League squad guidelines, if they want a full-size squad in the competition. Clubs are entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season. Chelsea signing Mateo Kovacic gave a promising performance in the Europa League finalTrending

Source: Express June 27, 2019 16:30 UTC