Mateo Kovacic puts foot in mouth by speaking Catalan during Madrid unveiling

Following his switch from Inter Milan to Real Madrid, Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic was introduced to the assembled Madrid press for what should have been a routine unveiling.

Kovacic, however had other ideas. And his first words to his new people of Madrid were “Bon dia a tots”, (Catalan for good day everyone) delivered with a beaming smile that suggested Kovacic was very pleased with his introduction, but obviously had no idea of the faux par he had just committed.

Fortunately for Kovacic, after a couple of seconds of awkward silence, he continued the rest of the interview in English.