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'Cristiano Ronaldo was my idol' - Jovic delighted to be at boyhood idols Madrid

Luka Jovic used to sleep in a Real Madrid shirt and says Cristiano Ronaldo was his idol.

Jovic has signed a six-year deal with Los Blancos, who paid Eintracht Frankfurt a reported €60 million ($68m, £53m) .

The Serbia striker becomes part of Madrid's rebuild in Zinedine Zidane's second spell at the club.

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Eden Hazard, Eder Militao and Rodrygo Goes are also arriving after Madrid's disappointing 2018-19 campaign.

But Jovic revealed it was Ronaldo, who left Madrid for Juventus last year, who was his idol.