Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic is excited to play alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The 33-year-old striker arrived from Barcelona on deadline day.

"He is a great player, as we know," Kovacic said ahead of Tuesday's clash against Dinamo Zagreb.

"He has scored goals everywhere so we are looking forward to having him in our squad and he will be a big addition for Chelsea because he's a proper striker and goalscorer, which we've missed in the last years.

"We haven't had that goalscorer who scores 20 or 25 goals per season, which you need to win the title.

"So I'm looking forward to having him in our squad. He will be a big addition, that's for sure, and he's a proven goalscorer. For him it is normal to score goals and I hope he will do it here at Chelsea as well."