Italian clubs Inter Milan, AC Milan and Roma are all interested in Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic, according to Spanish media outlet AS.

It is understood that Kovacic’s former club Inter sent scouts to watch Kovacic play at the Parc des Princes for the defending champions against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

While the 23-year old is being targeted by Inter, where he had spent two-and-a-half-seasons before moving to the Spanish giants, AC Milan and Roma are also keeping an eye on him.

The Croatian international hasn’t had much playing time under his belt this season as Real boss Zinedine Zidane persists with Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Casemiro in midfield.

Therefore the Italian media probed him on whether he’d be open to a move back to Italy after impressing for Real in the victory over PSG – and Kovacic did not rule out a switch.

“I don’t know, it’s difficult to talk about going back to Milan right now. I loved Italy and Milan. You never know,” he said.

“It’s tough being on the bench, but I’m ready for every game. Today I played, and we won.”