Aleksandar Mitrovic is travelling to Saudi Arabia to finish a deal in extra of £46m to Al Hilal, Fulham boss Marco Silva has confirmed.
Mitrovic was not named in Fulham’s squad for his or her 3-0 residence defeat to Brentford on Saturday. He’s set to signal a three-year deal after being given permission to fly for a medical.
The Serbia worldwide has been pushing to depart Fulham this summer season and beforehand instructed relations he wouldn’t play for the membership once more.
In his post-match press convention, Silva mentioned: “He was not within the squad as a result of he didn’t prepare with the workforce – he obtained injured within the final sport.
“About his future, he is on his option to go away the membership. I obtained info earlier than the match and now the affirmation from the membership after the match that he is on his option to go away the membership. Each golf equipment obtained an settlement and now could be the second to complete with Mitrovic in our membership.
“As you realize, he compelled every part to depart the membership. He wished to depart the membership. Till the second we had a monetary settlement, we stored him in our soccer membership. They’ve reached an settlement and now could be the second for us to maintain enjoying and dealing with our workforce.”
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When requested if the method has been disruptive to Fulham’s preparations for the brand new season, Silva mentioned: “In case you ask if that’s regular, no. In case you ask me that soccer gamers ought to behave on this means, no. That’s a simple reply.
“Not simply the state of affairs of Mitrovic, our pre-season was not the place it must be on many points. That won’t be an excuse for something. The Premier League has began, I am not right here to seek out excuses, simply that I would really like it to not occur once more sooner or later.
“He compelled it, I believe all of you realize it, a lot of you reported that. It is clear what he did and he compelled it.
“He is aware of about my opinion, I instructed him in non-public.
“Soccer gamers are human beings as properly. All of the state of affairs with the market, generally their considering is about all that stuff as a result of it was not simply Mitrovic in our soccer membership. The highlight was on him nevertheless it was not simply Mitrovic.
“What I need to say to him I already did. We’re going to communicate tomorrow and in two days’ time as a result of our relationship is there perpetually.”
Fulham added striker Raul Jimenez earlier this summer season, however Silva admitted they’ll attempt to discover a alternative for Mitrovic, who scored 14 league objectives final season to assist Fulham end within the prime half of the Premier League.
Silva – who himself rejected a transfer to Saudi Arabia this summer season – mentioned: “Not simply exchange Mitrovic, sadly for me as supervisor we now have 4 or 5 gamers to register 15 days. The striker place and striker market isn’t a simple one. Many golf equipment are on the lookout for the identical. We’re going to do our greatest to do it.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic scored 14 Premier League objectives for Fulham final season
“We’ve to seek out the correct participant to exchange him. If not we’ll face the Premier League with the gamers we now have right here.
“If you’re going to ask me if we’ll make investments? 100 per cent certain we’re. If it is simply in a single participant? No. We’ve to spend money on extra. If we’re going to discover the correct alternative? I am unsure as a result of the market isn’t straightforward.”
Mitrovic joined Fulham, initially on mortgage in February 2018, earlier than signing completely for round £25m later that yr.
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