Kovacic left the door open for a possible return to Italy

CAIRO – 10 March 2018: Mateo Kovacic is looking towards Italy and, despite not being in the best form for Real Madrid, the Serie A teams continue to knock on his door.
Inter, where he played two and a half seasons before transferring to Real Madrid, sent a scout last Tuesday to the Parc des Princes to follow the Croatian, AC Milan are also interested.

Croatian publication Premium Sport asked him about a possible return to Italy: "I do not know, it's hard to talk about a return to Milan at the moment, I loved Italy and Milan, you never know,"

Kovacic also spoke about the match against Paris St. Germain: "We played a great game, this team changes in the Champions League, we made a great effort and we are happy, Cristiano Ronaldo, he's incredible, you give him a chance and he gets it".

On his situation at the white team, he commented: "It's hard to stay on the bench, but I'm ready for all the games, I played and won today."