Shakhtar Donetsk player and former captain of the Croatian national team Darijo Srna was able to praise his compatriot and former Inter Milan player Mateo Kovacic, regarding him as a top player and how he can make an instant impact for Real Madrid in the future.
“Playing with the Modric is doing well for him, while he hasn’t shown the best, that will come with time.”, said the Croatian. “He is the future of Real Madrid, but he needs time because in three years he spent time playing from Dinamo Zagreb to Inter and now Real”.