After appearing in the World Cup, Croatian national team midfielder Mateo Kovacic wants to be a starter next season. As reported by "Marca", the 24-year-old midfielder is satisfied with life in Madrid, but the irregular playing time makes him think about a possible move. In the 2016-17 season, M. Kovacic had started to break into the starting lineup, but in the last season he couldn't compete with the immovable trio - Luka Modric, Casemiro, and Toni Kroos. M. Kovacic understands that it will be difficult for him to break into the starting lineup next season as well, so he will seriously consider offers from other European clubs after the World Cup. However, it is not expected that Real Madrid will enter negotiations - the Croatian is in the club's plans and they do not want him to leave, but the possibility remains. The same source indicates that in the event of M. Kovacic's departure, Real would try to acquire Thiago, the midfielder from Bayern Munich, who is valued at 70 million euros. The new "white" coach Julen Lopetegui has a very warm relationship with Thiago, who was also a key midfielder for the Spanish national team.
