BERLIN (Reuters) - Eintracht Frankfurt have top striker Luka Jovic to thank for being the last German team left in a European competition this season and their hopes of a top-four finish in the Bundesliga also rest on the Serb's shoulders.
Frankfurt activated his buyout clause from Benfica on Wednesday, a day before they meet his former club in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final and ahead of their crucial league game against fellow European hopefuls VfL Wolfsburg on Monday.
He scored eight league goals in his first season and already has 17 in the current campaign, while also firing in eight more in the Europa League.Powerful and well-rounded, Jovic looks like the ideal modern striker, who can start a move from midfield, set up goals or operate as the classic centre forward.
"The development of Luka since coming here has been very pleasing. There was no question about whether we wanted to tie him to the club long-term," said Frankfurt sports director Fredi Bobic after the club signed their new deal with the player that runs until 2023.The top four Bundesliga finishers advance to the lucrative Champions League group stage next season and Eintracht have yet to qualify for the competition since reaching the final back in 1960.
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