On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Alex Goldberg (Chelsea wiz and producer of the Calcio Land Pod) discuss:

- The potential win-win scenario for the Mateo Kovacic deal

- How good is current Courtois?

- Kovacic -- does he have a buy-back or not?

- Why does a one-year Kova rental work for Chelsea?

- Can Courtois play in a juego-de-posicion scheme?

- Choosing between Modric and Kovacic

- What actually happens in one year when Kovacic returns? What’s different that will coax him into staying?

- The benefits of having Kovacic develop for one year under Maurizio Sarri

- And more

We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for being a Patron!

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Hosts this week:

Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)