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Reports: Chelsea Reach Permanent Mateo Kovacic Agreement with Real Madrid

Chelsea and Real Madrid have reportedly reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Mateo Kovacic.

Sky Sports reported the move will be allowed, despite the Blues' transfer ban:

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Chelsea have reached agreement with Real Madrid over the permanent transfer of on-loan midfielder Mateo Kovacic, which would be allowed despite the Blues' transfer ban

Per ESPN FC's Liam Twomey, the deal for the on-loan midfielder could be worth up to €50 million when all bonuses are included. Chelsea can't register any new players due to their ban, but Kovacic was already registered last year as a loanee.