According to Romano’s news on July 5, Real Madrid star Jovic’s loan deal with Fiorentina has been modified into a permanent deal. The Spanish giants will send the players away for free while retaining 50% ownership, while Fiorentina will sign a new 2+2 contract with Jovic.
In 2019, Real Madrid bought out Jovic from Frankfurt for 63 million. Three years later, the Spanish giants paid the price and wanted to send him away.
The Serbian international is still very young, only 24 years old, and has three years left on his contract with Real Madrid. In the past three years, Jovic's average annual salary has been as high as 6 million to 8 million, and he earned a total of 21 million euros in after-tax salary at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid's original plan was to loan Jovic out to see if he could regain some of his value in a different environment, but no one was interested in the transfer market and only Florence was interested in taking over.
Viola's operation in the transfer window has always been to get free money without paying. The Italian club targeted Real Madrid, insisting on 0 transfer fee and only paying 50% of the salary.
The loan agreement could not be reached, and Real Madrid's determination to cut off the strength of a strong man was activated.
is given to you for free. I will also give Jovic a sum of money to convince him to join. You only need to give me 50% ownership.
When Florence heard about Real Madrid's deal, there were such beautiful things.
picked up a center worth 63 million euros for nothing. He took it back and practiced it and sold it for whatever money he wanted. His DNA was touched and the deal was made directly.
Naturally, Jovic is unwilling to completely join Fiorentina. He still has three years left on his Real Madrid contract and can still earn 24 million. Going to Italy or Florence is not a proper big salary cut.
Therefore, Real Madrid will give Jovic a part of his salary compensation. The current mainstream theory is that it is 5 million euros, but it has not been confirmed yet.
According to reports from Romano and Di Marzio, Fiorentina will sign a 2+2 contract with Jovic, with an annual salary of 2.5 million euros after tax.
Real Madrid suffered heavy losses from Jovic, with a direct loss of 100 million in transfer fees + salary. If the player cannot be sold, there will be a loss of 48 million on the three-year contract, which is why the Bernabeu is so decisive and gives away the money.
Every club will make mistakes in the transfer window. Jovic was indeed outstanding during the Frankfurt period, with superb shooting skills and good physical fitness.
But the player was completely unable to integrate into the team after joining. He used to enjoy tactical benefits in Frankfurt. The Bernabeu was full of big names, and the team would not play around him.
His mentality could not be adjusted, and his willpower was very weak, so he began to falter and stayed away from the team.
Many fans are now splitting the blame. Some people say that Jovic was introduced by Florentino, while others blame Zidane. After Mayoral left the team, Zidane said in an interview that Jovic was signed by him and that he had talked with the club.
There was a report in Marca in 2019 that the player's agent went to Real Madrid to discuss the transaction. At that time, the club was relatively optimistic about Jovic, and then told the agent that it would discuss it with Zidane.
Taken together, it means that the front office team is optimistic about it, discussed with Zidane and got an agreement to buy Jovic. This is not a player Zidane actively wants, but a transfer operation carried out by the entire Real Madrid team.
