FLEX AND THE CITY

New boy Kovacic talks the talk

- SIMON MULLOCK

MANCHESTER CITY new boy Mateo Kovacic believes he has joined a club capable of European domination.

Kovacic already has four Champions League winners' medals of his own and he reckons he might be on for a few more after arriving at the Etihad in a £30m deal from Chelsea.

City became European champions for the first time last season after a series of nearmisses that included a defeat at the hands of their new midfielder and his former club.

And the 29-year-old Croatian feels that City's victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul can provide the foundations for Pep Guardiola to build a dynasty.

Kovacic said: "City is now a club that have won the Champions League and it's a great success. By winning the trophy you get more confidence and I think they can dominate.