Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been forced to withdraw from international duty with Croatia after picking up an Achilles injury.
The Blues have been without both Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi this season after the two players suffered serious Achilles injuries towards the end of the previous campaign, whilst the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Willian and Reece James have all been injured as well.
The Croatian national team confirmed on Twitter that Kovacic had withdrawn from the squad to be replaced by Hajduk Split's Mijo Caktas, but they did not give any indication as to the reason why.