Real Madrid agree deal for €70 million Cristiano Ronaldo replacement, Lionel Messi wants Barcelona to sell €53 million star and more: Transfer Roundup, 1 June 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Jul 22, 2022 23:38 GMT

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Real Madrid agree deal for Luka Jovic

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After all the brouhaha and the back and forths, it looks like Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic will finally join Real Madrid. The latest reports suggest that Real Madrid have agreed to bring the striker to the Santiago Bernabeu in furtherance of Perez's agenda to give Karim Benzema a partner.

Real Madrid have lacked sharpness in front of goal since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and have been desperate to replace the mammoth amount of goals that the Portuguese used to get for them season in and season out.

As per the report, Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt have agreed on a fee in the ballpark of €70 million + add ons. The report adds that Luka Jovic has already cleared out his stuff from the club and said his final goodbyes to his teammates. Jovic will be Real Madrid's second big signing of the season after Eden Hazard.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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