Mateo Kovacic has made it seem as though he will not be playing at Stamford Bridge this summer.

Despite an underwhelming campaign at Chelsea, the midfielder is allegedly close to moving to Manchester City. With only one year remaining on his contract and an overstretched playing roster, Todd Boehly, and company are eager to cash in.

With just one league goal in an inconsistent team that was placed in the middle of the table, Kovacic had little effect on Chelsea's season. The 29-year-old might move aside so that Moses Caicedo and Romeo Lavia can be signed.

Pep Guardiola wants an experienced midfielder since Ilkay Gundogan is poised to leave the Etihad when his contract expires this month, despite the surprise of ties to Man City. Kovacic is a good fit given his background at Chelsea and Real Madrid as well as his reduced price.

The Croat has dropped his biggest clue yet that he will be departing West London while speaking while on foreign duty. Kovacic even wished City luck in the forthcoming Champions League championship game.

After five successful years (at Chelsea), "everything is pointing towards the fact that I will change," Kovacic told Nacional. But anything can happen in football. I'm currently concentrating on Croatia and the Nations League.

Manchester City is a strong group that merits a spot in the Champions League final. That's all I've got to say. We'll see what happens since the summer is so long. Chelsea is fantastic in my opinion. They love me, and I love the city and the supporters. The memories I have of Chelsea are amazing. We'll have to wait and see.