Chelsea and Real Madrid have reportedly reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Mateo Kovacic.
Sky Sports reported the move will be allowed, despite the Blues' transfer ban:
Sky Sports NewsChelsea have reached agreement with Real Madrid over the permanent transfer of on-loan midfielder Mateo Kovacic, which would be allowed despite the Blues' transfer ban
Per ESPN FC's Liam Twomey, the deal for the on-loan midfielder could be worth up to €50 million when all bonuses are included. Chelsea can't register any new players due to their ban, but Kovacic was already registered last year as a loanee.