6' 4 Hungarian Kovacs, 22, played 42 times last season and scored twice, including one against Lincoln, and Peter Jackson expects him to bolster the Imps defence next season. However City will unfortunately have to go to a tribunal to agree a fee with Chesterfield, who had offered him a new deal.
Jackson spoke to Radio Lincolnshire and said: "It will go to tribunal. We tried to set a fee but couldn't do it. Hopefully it will be tied up by Wednesday."
Jackson also revealed the lengths Kovacs was going to in order to sign up at Sincil Bank, signalling his intent to sign for City.
"He must be intent on coming here," said the Imps boss. "He is driving over from Hungary.
"It must take 14 days to get here," joked Jackson.