{"id":438487,"date":"2019-06-04T07:48:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T11:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=438487"},"modified":"2019-06-04T07:48:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T11:48:03","slug":"luka-jovic-completes-move-to-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/04\/luka-jovic-completes-move-to-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Jovic Completes Move to Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eintracht Frankfurt forward Luka Jovic has completed a move to Real Madrid,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eintracht\/status\/1135871332271427584\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the German side have confirmed<\/a>. Jovic has signed a five-year deal with Los Blancos in a deal worth around \u00a352.4 million (\u20ac60 million).<\/p>\n<h1>Luka Jovic Moves From Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">Vielen Dank f\u00fcr deinen Einsatz, Tormaschine! Alles Gude und viel Erfolg in Madrid! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6wWSMeAGZZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6wWSMeAGZZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eintracht\/status\/1135871933034246145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 June 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Career So Far<\/h2>\n<p>Jovic, 21, began his career in his native Serbia with Red Star Belgrade. In the 2014\/15 season, he made 22 appearances in the Serbian Superliga, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2014\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scoring six times<\/a> in a breakout campaign. He then began 2015\/16 with Belgrade, scoring five and assisting two in 19 games before moving to Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>He started out in the B team in the Ledman Ligapro, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2015\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scoring two in seven<\/a>, and also made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2015\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six-minute cameo<\/a> for the first team in Liga NOS. The season also brought about a Champions League debut, as he made a two-minute substitute appearance against<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Bayern Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic failed to really break into the side in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2016\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016\/17<\/a>, scoring two league goals in 11 appearances, so joined Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on loan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2017\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eight goals and one assist in 22 games<\/a> followed; a much better return and easily the best of his career so far.<\/p>\n<p>What followed further on, though, would be far greater. This season Jovic has set Europe alight as one of the brightest young prospects in the game. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2018\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">netted 17 from 31 Bundesliga appearances<\/a> for Frankfurt and added an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luka-jovic\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/257462\/plus\/0?saison=2018\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional ten<\/a> in a Europa League campaign that saw them defeated by <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means For the Future<\/h2>\n<p>With Real Madrid having suffered a turbulent season, it could be a risk going for a young player. However, Jovic&#8217;s quality is undoubted and they have certainly got themselves one of the best talents available.<\/p>\n<p>If Real Madrid can get their <a href=\"https:\/\/soccer.nbcsports.com\/2019\/05\/13\/report-chelsea-sale-of-eden-hazard-to-real-madrid-a-done-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported deal<\/a> for Eden Hazard over the line they will have one of the deadliest attacks going as they look to reaffirm their status at the top of European football. A poor league campaign and a Champions League exit to Ajax has left this season as a write-off, but Madrid look to be roaring back.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"RpVYrHPcQxpEhWrrort9NA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1143147047\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'RpVYrHPcQxpEhWrrort9NA',sig:'vSPZG7BLGCkN4nht7EL-MiGR-MVr3PX4mHBc2VnFjVc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1143147047',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eintracht Frankfurt forward Luka Jovic has completed a move to Real Madrid, the German side have confirmed. Jovic has signed a five-year deal with Los Blancos in a deal worth around \u00a352.4 million (\u20ac60 million). Luka Jovic Moves From Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid &nbsp; Vielen Dank f\u00fcr deinen Einsatz, Tormaschine! 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