Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic will miss the FIFA Club World Cup after undergoing surgery to repair an Achilles tendon injury.
The 31-year-old Croatian midfielder has been struggling with the injury for some time and missed last month’s 1-0 FA Cup final loss to Crystal Palace.
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"Mateo will spend the summer rehabilitating from the operation, and everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery," Manchester City said in a statement.
Kovacic was also left out of his country’s squads for World Cup qualifiers against Gibraltar on June 6 and the Czech Republic on June 9.
The former Chelsea midfielder scored seven goals in 42 appearances for Manchester City across all competitions last season.