Man City midfielder Kovacic has Achilles surgery and is out of Club World Cup

MANCHESTER England AP Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic was ruled out of the Club World Cup after undergoing surgery on an Achilles injury the English group mentioned Monday Mateo will spend the summer rehabilitating from the operation City disclosed and everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery The expanded -team Club World Cup starts on June with City in the same group as Juventus Al Ain and Wydad Casablanca City s first match is on June Kovacic will also miss Croatia s World Cup qualifiers against Gibraltar and the Czech Republic over the next week City has Ballon d Or winner Rodri back to fitness to add to manager Pep Guardiola s midfield options for the Club World Cup AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source