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21st Aug 2015

Mateo Kovacic’s Real Madrid career couldn’t have got off to a worse start (Video)

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Real Madrid’s latest signing hasn’t got off to the best of starts at his new club.

Mateo Kovacic, who moved from Inter Milan on a six-year deal, made a bit of a blunder addressing the fans and media for the first time.

Kovacic ended his speech with the phrase ‘Bon dia a tots,’ which means “Good day, everyone”… in Catalan.

Considering the club’s arch rivals Barcelona hail from Catalunya, Kovacic’s honest mistake wasn’t well received by the Madrid faithful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f2VqBAygFE

This comes after Kovacic’s driver made a pretty embarrassing error after his first training session at Madrid.

He missed a turning while leaving the ground and continued driving the wrong way down a one-way road.

Let’s hope the Croat’s first couple of days at his new club aren’t an omen for his future in Spain.