Jovic is the first new No.9 purchased by Real Madrid in a decade Real Madrid Other strikers were loans or buy-backs

The signing of Luka Jovic signals a slight change in approach from Real Madrid as he is the first No.9 to arrive on a permanent deal and without having previously been at the club since the acquisition of Karim Benzema from Lyon back in 2009.

The other centre-forwards to arrive at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu over the past 10 years have been Emmanuel Adebayor and Javier Hernandez, but their deals were loan deals for the 2010/11 and 2014/15 seasons and not permanent ones.

Alvaro Morata and Mariano were purchased in 2016 and 2018 respectively, but they were both previously at the club and were buy-back deals.

Jovic's situation is different as he is the first striker in a decade to be brought in from outside and to be brought in on a permanent basis.