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Real Madrid newcomer Jovic adamant Euro U21s won't disrupt pre-season

Luka Jovic is adamant playing in the European Under-21 Championship with Serbia will not impact negatively on his pre-season preparations for new club Real Madrid.

Jovic enjoyed a stellar campaign on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt from Benfica in 2018-19, scoring 27 goals across all competitions as the German side finished seventh in the Bundesliga and reached the Europa League semi-finals.

The striker's form attracted interest from a host of major European clubs, but Madrid were the ones to take the plunge, shelling out a reported €60million ($67m, £53m) on the 21-year-old less than two months after Frankfurt triggered their apparent €7 million ($9m, £6m) purchase option on him.