{"id":566344,"date":"2020-09-18T06:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=566344"},"modified":"2020-09-18T06:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:44:10","slug":"report-real-madrid-keen-to-loan-out-luka-jovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/18\/report-real-madrid-keen-to-loan-out-luka-jovic\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Real Madrid Keen to Loan Out Luka Jovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are considering loaning out Serbian striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4d8cd038\/Luka-Jovic?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Jovic<\/a>\u00a0in an attempt to re-build his career in Spain. The forward\u2019s first season in La Liga was not a memorable one, netting just twice in 806 minutes of football.<\/p>\n<p>A few injuries, coupled with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/70d74ece\/Karim-Benzema?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karim Benzema<\/a>\u2019s incredible form, meant that Jovic was often left on the fringes at Los Blancos. The club believe it will be best for everyone if Jovic heads out on loan, but remain adamant that he is part of their long-term plans.<\/p>\n<h2>Real Madrid Preparing to Loan Out Serbian Forward Luka Jovic<\/h2>\n<h3>Luka Jovic\u2019s Career Thus Far<\/h3>\n<p>It was evident from an early age that Jovic was a talented individual. At the age of seven, Serbian rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/099c6eb5\/Red-Star-Belgrade-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Star Belgrade<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/dde3e804\/Partizan-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Partizan Belgrade<\/a> battled it out for his signature. The forward enjoyed nine years with Red Star\u2019s academy, before becoming the youngest player in the club\u2019s history to make a first-team appearance at 16 years and 5 months old.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic went on to spend another season and a half with Red Star before Portuguese giants <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/a77c513e\/Benfica-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benfica<\/a> signed him. But after only two appearances for Benfica, he joined <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/f0ac8ee6\/Eintracht-Frankfurt-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eintracht Frankfurt<\/a> on a two-season loan. He made five appearances in the 2017\/18 campaign for the German side, but it was the next season when he really started to impress.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic swiftly became part of a front three that took the Bundesliga and Europe by storm. The trio also included <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ba115a40\/Sebastien-Haller?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastien Haller<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/536cebe5\/Ante-Rebic?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ante Rebic<\/a> who both were rewarded with moves to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/ac-milan\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a> respectively. Jovic himself managed to score 27 goals in 46 appearances for Frankfurt, which included ten goals in the club\u2019s impressive Europa League journey. His exceptional performances during the 2018\/19 campaign earned Jovic a \u20ac65 million move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<h3>Jovic Still Has a Chance at Real Madrid<\/h3>\n<p>Real Madrid have picked up a bit of a reputation for being quite a brutal club &#8211; a view that probably stems from their fans&#8217; expectations of the club. The most obvious example would be <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a> and how his relationship with the club has almost entirely fallen apart.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jovic finds himself in a position where he is still highly-regarded amongst Real Madrid\u2019s highest order. Those in power at the club, including <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/654f4e63\/Zinedine-Zidane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zinedine Zidane<\/a>, have not given up on Jovic yet and believe a loan deal will bring him back a more complete and experienced player.<\/p>\n<h3>Destination Unknown<\/h3>\n<p>It remains clear that Jovic\u2019s loan has to benefit all parties involved. For both the Serbian and Real Madrid, game-time is very much of the essence. The 22-year-old has already started looking at potential moves and studying offers, but nothing has been determined.<\/p>\n<p>Both AC Milan and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/2818f8bc\/Hertha-BSC-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hertha Berlin<\/a> have openly expressed an interest in Jovic. A whole host of other Bundesliga clubs are also weighing-up a potential move for Jovic. These clubs are trying to win him over with the comfort of familiar surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AaiZy4OuQf11p2in80QjFg\" 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\/1199698666\" 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:'AaiZy4OuQf11p2in80QjFg',sig:'Ek94hmgKT34Kwei1JPatsBQnHdywjrRRaBA7hHw4ox0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1199698666',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>Real Madrid are considering loaning out Serbian striker Luka Jovic\u00a0in an attempt to re-build his career in Spain. The forward\u2019s first season in La Liga was not a memorable one, netting just twice in 806 minutes of football. A few injuries, coupled with Karim Benzema\u2019s incredible form, meant that Jovic was often left on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3580,"featured_media":566369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,30,1366,28],"tags":[879,142,3011,182,136],"class_list":["post-566344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bundesliga","category-la-liga","category-news","category-real-madrid","category-transfers","tag-eintracht-frankfurt","tag-la-liga","tag-luka-jovic","tag-real-madrid","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}