Javier Hernandez has joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan with the option of a permanent deal. 

The Mexican has found game-time harder to come by over the past two seasons with Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney ahead of him in the pecking order.

Radamel Falcao's impending arrival from Monaco  also pushed him further down Man United's list of forward.

Hernandez will now compete with Karim Benzema for the centre-forward position at Real Madrid.

Chicharito (or Little Pea), as he is often known, has scored almost 60 goals during his United career and also has one of the best goals-to-minutes ratios in Premier League history.

Real Madrid tweeted a photo of the player's medical:

Reconocimiento médico de Chicharito Hernández http://t.co/X5EJbiIfwo #BienvenidoChicharito pic.twitter.com/e8YxsUeHys

— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) September 1, 2014