Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is hopeful over securing a permanent move to Fulham this summer with Slavisa Jokanovic desperate to keep him after his loan spell, according to Football.London.
The football news website claim on their live question and answer (22/05, 12:00) that the Serbian powerhouse and his family are settled down at the London club and after his impressive performances while on a temporary deal, his fellow countryman and manager is keen for him to stay.
The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals in 19 appearances to help fire the Cottagers to the play off final, and the report states his future could lie on both whether Fulham are promoted and his performances at the World Cup this summer.
Good move for Newcastle?
Mitrovic fell out of Rafael Benitez’s plans for what appeared to be a lack of trust both on and off the field, but he seems to have bucked his ideas up with Fulham.
His impressive form down south has been a kick in the teeth for the Magpies for they so desperately needed a striker who could stick the ball in the back of the net, and had he shown the same form he has over the past couple of months, he would have been heralded on Tyneside.
Instead he now looks as one of the north east side’s most saleable assets as they look to build up funds for the summer transfer window, and it will likely be a case of what could have been for both parties.
This is Futbol rating: 7/10
Likely to happen?
A move away seems a certainty if a club come in with the right sort of price, and whether that will be Fulham remains to be seen.
There should be a lot of interest in the aggressive forward and after impressing in London, Benitez will be looking for the best possible fee, with a potential bidding war on the cards.
Barring a miracle, Mitrovic’s future at Newcastle is non-existent, and it is only a matter of where he ends up next which needs to be decided.
This is Futbol rating: 9/10