Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been widely praised for his performance against Liverpool on Saturday.
The Croatian international is on loan with the Blues from Real Madrid until the end of the season, and he has formed an excellent midfield trio, alongside N’Golo Kante and Jorginho.
Fans on Twitter are pleading for Kovacic to stay long term:
Please stay with us forever.
— Chelsea Babe (@debbie_chelsea) 30 September 2018
Quality performance, make sure you stay with us!
— BK (@CFCBrano) 30 September 2018
Need you to sign permanently with us
— Ankur Shah (@sarriesque_) 30 September 2018
After this season , make sure you sign permanently with Chelsea .
Leave R Madrid , you have no room in there . you fit play with King Eden
Game change when Sarri take you off, we we're fine with you .
Blue is the color , football is the game . Once a blue , always a blue .— Pete Harris ???????????????????????????? ???????? (@InHeartsChelsea) 30 September 2018
Your best match, big game player????????????????
— Greed (@izak00225) 30 September 2018
Kovaaaa is magic ????????
— M /Chelsea? (@CFC___M) 30 September 2018
Some supporters disagreed with Maurizio Sarri’s decision to substitute him for Ross Barkley at the weekend:
I didn't buy the idea of removing him in the game at all.
Did a nice job for the defense/attack combo.— Nnaemeka akachukwu ???????????????? (@emekaakachukwu) 29 September 2018
Shouldn't have taken him off. Ans ahould have brought on Fabregas instead.
— Bright Uduji @EnterE (@EnterEnergy) 29 September 2018
We would have win the game if he stayed on…Barkley was absolute trash for third successive game.
— Horlahmine Emmy (@xskay7699) 29 September 2018
Should never of took him off. We would of kept that ball in the middle if he was still on. Fair result though.
— Gavin Posey (@BarnPosey) 29 September 2018
Kovacic’s form since his arrival from Madrid in the summer has been excellent. He is keeping the likes of Cesc Fabregas out of the team at the moment, and with the Blues still unbeaten in the league this season, he could well be in for a long run in the side.
Chelsea don’t have an option to buy the 24-year-old in their loan agreement but the Croatian has already stated that he would be keen to stay for the long term.
