Manchester City star Josko Gvardiol has described team-mate Mateo Kovacic as his father because of the role he played in helping him adapt to life in England.
Let us remember that they both know each other well, since they play for the same club and national team.
Speaking ahead of Saturday’s Community Shield against Manchester United, Gvardiol in a chat with the club website He said he adapted well to the culture and life of England.
“I always like to compare the moment when I signed for Leipzig and last season with you,” Gvardiol told the official Man City podcast.
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“In Leipzig I was alone, I had no one to talk to, especially in Croatian, and I don’t speak German, so it was difficult for me.
“I had Mateo with me and I would say that he is like my father, he is always there for me and takes me everywhere.
“Wherever they go, he just says, ‘Come with us because I live alone, I’m single and my parents live in Croatia, but they come often.’
“But here I am alone most of the time and he is the one who always calls me to invite me to lunch or dinner or whatever. It is a different story than the one I had in Leipzig.”
