Gvardiol had yet to make a senior appearance four years ago, as his team-mates were making their unlikely way to the final in Russia. But after making his debut for Dinamo Zagreb as a 17-year-old ...

Croatia's Josko Gvardiol is 20 years old and bossing the World Cup. One scout says: "I don't think I've seen a more technically gifted defender." ...

Croatia's Josko Gvardiol, second right, scores the opening goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar ...

Gvardiol, who on Saturday completed a £77.6million to Manchester City, was a stand-out player during Croatia’s run to the semi-finals and emerged as arguably the best young player at the ...

Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol has spoken about speculation linking him to Chelsea. The 20-year-old centre-back excelled during his country’s 0-0 draw with Belgium on Thursday afternoon, a ...

Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol has failed to recover from injury and will miss this week’s Nations League finals in the Netherlands, the Croatian Football Federation said at the weekend.

For 90 minutes, the hulking, masked mass that is Josko Gvardiol kept Belgium's big-name strikers at bay with timely tackles - none bigger than his stop on Romelu Lukaku two minutes into stoppage time.

Throughout the tournament Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic sang Gvardiol's praises and when they reached the knockout stages he did not hold back. “Gvardiol is the best centre back in the world," he said.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar >> In what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match, Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy.

Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy in what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match.