Mateo Kovacic Undergoes Surgery, Misses Club World Cup For Manchester City

‎Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic will be unavailable for the FIFA Club World Cup following surgery to repair an Achilles tendon injury, the Premier League club announced on Monday.

‎The Croatian has been hampered by the injury for a while and sat out last month’s 1-0 FA Cup final loss to Crystal Palace.

‎”Mateo will spend the summer rehabilitating from the operation, and everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery,” the club said in a statement.

‎The 31-year-old was omitted from Croatia’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Gibraltar on June 6th and the Czech Republic on June 9th.

Kovacic scored seven goals in 42 appearances for Manchester City across all competitions last season.

‎City kicked off their Club World Cup campaign in the United States on June 18th against Wydad AC.