Kovacic isn't attractive due to his passing abilities. Yeah, that is part of it: but you can't compare him to Pjanic. Kovacic is a complete midfielder. He can pass, run with the ball, dribble etc. He is also good defensively. He has some of the characteristics that we lack. We lack a midfielder who can run with the ball, and connect midfield and attack. Pjanic can with long passes, but Khedira is much too slow to do this. Pjanic is world class as a deep lying playmaker, but he doesn't have the energy of a Kovacic, so ultimately, they serve very different functions.
I'd take Kovacic in a heartbeat to complement our midfield.
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Gomes, Neves and Sanches LUL
portugal is famous for overhyping $#@!es
He looks like a star when he plays. He moves like a world class player. But then when you see the end product hahahaha