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Thomas Tuchel hails Chelsea’s ‘wonderkid’ Kovacic

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4 years ago

April 6, 2022

Thomas Tuchel hails Chelsea's 'wonderkid' Kovacic

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has expressed his delight with Mateo Kovacic’s presence at Stamford Bridge.

As the Blues prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, he also remarked that the Croatian midfielder looks like a “wonderkid” in training.

Thomas Tuchel hails Chelsea's 'wonderkid' Kovacic

Chelsea, the current champions, face Real Madrid, the 13-time champions, at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night in the first leg of their quarter-final encounter.

Kovacic will be looking to make an impression against Real Madrid, a club he left in 2018 to join Chelsea, and he wants to help the Blues get one step closer to retaining their title.

In some workouts, he appears to be a wonderkid in training. When asked about Kovacic’s improvement, Tuchel said in his post-match press conference on Tuesday, “Today he had a wonderful training session.”

“I’m overjoyed that he’s my player and that he’ll be playing a lot this season.” On and off the field, he is vital to our success. He understands what it takes and the culture that is required at a major league club,” he remarked.

The German coach stated he had been watching Kovacic’s progress since he was still at Real Madrid and thought he was going to be a great player.

Chelsea’s last chance of winning a major trophy after missing out on the Premier League title this season is the Champions League, which they won last season.

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Chelsea name Enzo Maresca as new manager

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Enzo Maresca on Monday appointed as the new manager of the men’s team at Chelsea FC.

The West London Premier League team made this announcement on its website in a statement, saying, commencing July 1, 2024, Maresca will assume his new position. The Blues put the Italian under contract for five years.

Reacting, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting directors, said: “We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea.

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Kylian Mbappé to join Real Madrid as new signing next week

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June 2, 2024

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After winning the Champions League, Kylian Mbappé is expected to be announced as a new signing by Real Madrid the following week.

In February, the 25-year-old international athlete made his choice. He can now be regarded as a new Real player because every document has been completed, sealed, and signed.

As per media reports, Kylian Mbappé joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. “.. I wanted to announce to you all that it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks. I will play my last game as Parc des Princes on Sunday,” Mbappe said in a video statement on X.

“It’s a lot of emotions. (For) many years I had the chance and great honour to be a member of the biggest French club, one of the best in the world which allowed me to travel here,” Mbappe added.

“It’s hard and I never thought it would be this difficult to announce that I will leave the country, France, the league and the Championship. But I think, I needed this, a new challenge after seven years.”