Inter training was boring - Kovacic

Inter training sessions were "boring", according to the
club's former midfielder Mateo Kovacic.

Mateo Kovacic is happy with life at Real Madrid and said he
does not miss the "boring" Inter training sessions.

Kovacic, 21, moved to Real Madrid in the close-season after
Inter sold the youngster due to financial fair play restrictions.

The Croatian midfielder has made nine appearances under
Rafael Benitez and is content with life in Madrid.

"It was an honour and very nice to play for Inter, but Real is a
dream, higher level, no doubt," Kovacic told Sportske Novosti.

"In Spain each team wants to play, to score, teams are
technically better than Italian ones, and that suits me because I
have more space. I am happy with my performances for Real so
far, but of course I can do better.

He added: "Training in Real is great, we do everything with a
ball, it is never boring. They are shorter than in Inter, but with
higher intensity.

"In Italy it was more boring because we had some training
sessions just practicing formations, with no ball play."

Kovacic had compatriot Luka Modric to help him settle into life
in the Spanish capital and said, despite the stars in the team,
they are just simple people.

"[Cristiano] Ronaldo first approached me in the locker room and
started to make jokes in Italian," he said.

"And after that he explained to me what kind of pressure Real
players face. He is very funny, likes to joke, and of course he
enjoys special status, he is the best player in the world.