Fulham sign Mitrovic on 5-year contract from Newcastle
Tuesday - July 31, 2018 9:10 pm ,
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Fulham sign Mitrovic on 5-year contract from Newcastle
London July 31 (IANS) Newly-promoted English Premier League (EPL) club Fulham on Tuesday announced the signing of Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic from Newcastle on a five-year contract.
The 23-year-old Serbia international is to remain at Fulham on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee after joining the English side in January and helping them advance to the top-tier league reports Efe.
"This is a big club and last year we made history we did big things and I want to continue this. We want to keep making big things and with all the fans behind us I think we can go far " Mitrovic said in a statement on Fulham s website.
The club s sporting director Tony Khan added that "(Mitrovic) was a hero in our run to promotion and from the moment he arrived at Motspur and began working with us we ve always wanted Mitro on a permanent; I told him that after the Final at Wembley and I m thrilled to make it official today."
Mitrovic took part in 40 international matches with Serbia and scored 17 times including in their 1-2 loss to Switzerland in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
British media reported Fulham paid 24.6 million euros ($28.8 million) for Mitrovic.
The striker is the fifth addition to the team led by Serbian coach Slavisa Jokanovic ahead of Fulham s 2018/2019 campaign following Spanish goalkeeper Fabri (Besiktas) French defender Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) Ivory Coast midfielder Jean-Michael Seri (Nice) and the German striker Andre Schurrle (Borussia Dortmund a two-year assignment).
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The 23-year-old Serbia international is to remain at Fulham on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee after joining the English side in January and helping them advance to the top-tier league reports Efe.
"This is a big club and last year we made history we did big things and I want to continue this. We want to keep making big things and with all the fans behind us I think we can go far " Mitrovic said in a statement on Fulham s website.
The club s sporting director Tony Khan added that "(Mitrovic) was a hero in our run to promotion and from the moment he arrived at Motspur and began working with us we ve always wanted Mitro on a permanent; I told him that after the Final at Wembley and I m thrilled to make it official today."
Mitrovic took part in 40 international matches with Serbia and scored 17 times including in their 1-2 loss to Switzerland in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
British media reported Fulham paid 24.6 million euros ($28.8 million) for Mitrovic.
The striker is the fifth addition to the team led by Serbian coach Slavisa Jokanovic ahead of Fulham s 2018/2019 campaign following Spanish goalkeeper Fabri (Besiktas) French defender Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) Ivory Coast midfielder Jean-Michael Seri (Nice) and the German striker Andre Schurrle (Borussia Dortmund a two-year assignment).
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