Man City is about to welcome two Croatian stars Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol to strengthen their strength in the 2023/24 season.

After many years, Pep Guardiola has found the strongest framework for Manchester City. However, the fɑct that a series of pillars entered the final year of the contract or uncertain about the future forced the Spaniard to find contingency plans.

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Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are two faces targeted by the Premier League champions to strengthen the squad next season. Kovacic has long agreed on personal terms with “Cityzens”. Just offering a reasonable price, Man City will immediately own one of Chelsea’s midfield pillars.

Kovacic is appreciated for his ability to pass, dribble and create. The Croatia international can directly fill in the gap left by Gundogan, if he moves to Barcelona.

Kovacic and Gvardiol are two main targets of Man City in the transfer market.

In addition, Man City is said to be looking to recruit Josko Gvardiol to supplement the 3-man defense. According to the British press, the Champions League champion will sell Aymeric Laporte and is ready to turn Gvardiol into the most expensive central defender in the world. This record belongs to Harry Maguire when he joined MU in the summer of 2019 for a fee of £ 80 million.

At the age of 21, Gvardiol plays the key star of Leipzig and Croatia. He is the top center back in the Bundesliga with 41 appearances last season, contributing 3 goals.

In the national team shirt, this central defender also had an impressive performance at the 2022 World Cup. Gvardiol was in the squad with the best statistics in the tournament in Qatar, according to Opta. The 21-year-old midfielder made more tackles (37), helped organize the ball (202) and won the ball back (48) than any other defender at the 2022 World Cup.

Man City’s expected lineup for the 2023/24 season if Gvardiol and Kovacic are successfully recruited