Fulham star player Aleksandar Mitrovic has reportedly agreed to join Al-Hilal after the Saud club’s recent bid was accepted by the English club.
Al-Hilal’s interest was rejected by the West London side as it was deemed not enough for the Serbian. The club had set a much higher price for their star striker than that was offered by the Saudi club. As per recent reports, Fulham, however, accepted Al-Hilal’s $54 million transfer package for Mitrovic.
As per reports, the Fulham player is expected to earn a salary of around $21 million at Al-Hilal. His contract with the Saudi Arabian club is expected to run until June of 2026.
Aleksandar Mitrović to Al Hilal, here we go! Three year deal agreed weeks ago — there’s also green light from Fulham for package worth more than €50m 🔵🇸🇦
Documents being checked today in order to be signed, flight booked tonight after medical in Paris.
Contract until 2026. pic.twitter.com/auj4qo8FTK
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 19, 2023
Al-Hilal president Fahad bin Nafel, is currently in Paris. Mitrovic is expected to travel to Paris to meet the president and sign the new contract with his new club. Furthermore, as per reports, he is set to undergo his medical in Paris as well.
Al-Hilal has already signed Premier League players like Ruben Neves from Wolves and Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea. They also recently added Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr to their squad as well.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s salary at Fulham
The Serbian international signed a five-year deal with a fee of around $31 million with Fulham after initially joining them on a loan deal from Newcastle United.
As per reports, Aleksandar Mitrovic was one of the highest earners in the Fulham squad. The player reportedly earned around $178,000 per week. Mitrovic has been one of the most important players in the squad since he arrived from Newcastle United. The striker also helped the West London club to return to the Premier League side from the Championship on two occasions since his arrival at Craven Cottage.
Aleksandar Mitrović, on his way to Saudi with his camp. Marco Silva confirms: “He forced everything to leave the club, he wanted to leave the club”. 🔵🇸🇦
Deal agreed for more than €50m. pic.twitter.com/k7NA3eofzy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 19, 2023
The Serbian international had scored 14 goals last season for his club which helped them to finish 10th in the Premier League table. Therefore, the player was undoubtedly one of the fan favorites in the squad.
Manager Marco Silva had denied the claims of Mitrovic’s deal with the Saudi club when asked about it last week ahead of their match with Brentford. However, as per recent reports, Fulham has accepted the lucrative offer made by Al-Hilal.
Mritrovic’s move to Al-Hilal could see him being reunited with his national team teammate Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Savic is reportedly set to earn $21 million at the Saudi Arabian club.
