Real Madrid striker Jovic laughs off loan rumors

Serbian striker Luka Jovic has so far struggled to impress after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt over the summer in a deal worth around 60 million euros (about 66 million US dollars). Injury curtained Jovic’s pre-season preparations and on Saturday he played just nine minutes in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win away to Celta Vigo, where the fact Gareth Bale started, when many expected the Welshman to leave the club, hinted Jovic is further down the pecking order than he may have expected. However, in an interview published in Serbia, Jovic said he was confident he would be a success at the club and ruled out leaving on loan before the transfer window closes on September 2. “Stories like that (loan) make me laugh – the media always come up with things like that,” he said, adding he had “got used to rumors since the start of my career. I know there will always be rumors and time will tell if they are true.”