1 9 9 4 ▁summer . ▁ ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁solid ▁performances ▁for ▁Red ▁Star ▁earned ▁O gn jen ović ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁a ▁transfer ▁fee ▁of ▁DM 5 ▁million ▁( € 2 . 5 ▁million ), ▁and ▁a ▁reported ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁DM 1 . 2 ▁million . ▁The ▁contract ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁the ▁player ' s ▁agent ▁Z or an ▁V ek ić ▁and ▁Real ▁president ▁Lorenzo ▁San z ▁ran ▁very ▁long , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁a ▁sur plus ▁of ▁for wards ▁on ▁its ▁ro ster ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁off load ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Samuel ▁E to ' o ▁on ▁a ▁loan ▁spell ▁to ▁R CD ▁Esp any ol ▁before ▁signing ▁any ▁new ▁ones ; ▁everything ▁was ▁finally ▁concluded ▁just ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁Spanish ▁winter ▁transfer ▁window ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁player ▁joined ▁compat ri ot ▁Pred rag ▁M ij at ović ▁at ▁his ▁new ▁club . ▁ ▁O gn jen ović ' s ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁capital ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁happy ▁one ▁overall : ▁only ▁after ▁manager ▁Gu us ▁H idd ink ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁John ▁T osh ack ▁late ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season ▁did ▁he ▁make ▁his ▁official ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Mer eng ues , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁second - half ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey ▁semif inal ▁cl ash ▁against ▁Val encia ▁CF ▁( 2 – 1 ▁home