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FRANKFURT, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The CEO of Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE), opens new tab said on Monday that talks with Jindal Steel International over the Indian group's takeover interest in Thyssenkrupp's steel business were intensive and constructive but a deal would likely be a matter of months. "Talks are ongoing - very intensively," CEO Miguel Lopez told Reuters at the Frankfurt stock exchange, attending the stock market debut of the TKMS (TKMS.DE), opens new tab naval vessels unit. Sign up here. "We'll see what outcome we'll have over the next few months," he added. Reporting by Tilman Blasshofer and Christoph Steitz, Writing by Ludwig Burger, editing by Kirsti Knolle