The Croatian midfielder had to undergo surgery for an Achilles tendon injury.
Missing City in the USA: Mateo Kovacic
The Croatian midfielder had to undergo surgery for an Achilles tendon injury.
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City will have to do without midfielder Mateo Kovacic at the Club World Cup. The club of the Spanish team manager announced this on Monday. Kovacic (31) had to undergo surgery for an Achilles tendon injury and will therefore be out for the tournament in the USA (June 14 to July 13).
City will play its first match at the Club World Cup, which will be held for the first time with 32 teams, on June 18 (local time) in Philadelphia against Wydad Casablanca. Other opponents in Group G are Al Ain FC from the United Arab Emirates and Italian record champions Juventus Turin.