Aleksandar Mitrovic ‘tells Fulham he wants to leave’ with Saudi side Al-Hilal making £25.5m bid for striker
ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC wants to leave Fulham for Al-Hilal, according to reports.
The Saudi Pro League side have had a £25.5million bid for the Serbian striker rejected.
Mitrovic bagged 14 goals in 24 Premier League appearances last season.
According to , the 28-year-old is eager to leave Craven Cottage in order to move to Saudi Arabia this summer.
Fulham have turned down the £25.5m offer and insist that their star striker is not for sale.
Al-Hilal are looking to make Mitrovic their latest high-profile signing.
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Their £25.5m bid for the Premier League star follows their acquisitions of Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Neves arrived from Wolves in a £47m deal.
While Chelsea flop Koulibaly joined for £17m from the Blues.
Mitrovic signed for Fulham, initially on loan, from Newcastle in 2018.
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He has twice helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League - even setting a Championship goalscoring record the second time around.
The 6ft 2in ace scored an astonishing 43 goals in 44 games during the 2021-22 campaign - more than any other Championship player has ever managed in a single season.
In total, Mitrovic has netted 111 goals in 205 games for the Cottagers.
He also has an impressive record for his country - scoring 52 goals in 81 caps - including two efforts at last year's World Cup.
Mitrovic only managed 24 Prem appearances last term, largely due to the eight-match ban he received in April following his head loss against Manchester United in the FA Cup.
Reports in Italy claim that Al-Hilal are also on the brink of signing Mitrovic's international team-mate Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
The midfielder is set to join Neves, Koulibaly and Co from Lazio in a £34m deal.
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