The Croatian midfielder made his move from Real Madrid to Chelsea last season on loan and after a mildly successful campaign, he has now made his move permanent. The player is not a natural goal scorer but offers so many other avenues in midfield, that Lampard could not help but praise the player.
Lampard told the media after the game: “I thought he was outstanding in the first half. I really liked Kovacic last season, I watched Chelsea a lot. I saw lots in his game I really liked and what I’ve found here on this tour from the first day he turned up is a hungry attitude, desire to work and an incredible talent on the ball and I want to work with him and help him improve.
“I think there’s so much talent there and I really like him. I’m really pleased, we know we’ve got numbers in midfield areas but I can’t help but be excited by some of the elements in his performance today and I think there’s even more to come.”
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