LONDON (AFP) – Aleksandar Mitrovic joined the Premier League exodus to Saudi Arabia by leaving Fulham for a club record fee to join Al-Hilal on Saturday.
The Premier League club confirmed the Serbian’s departure following Saturday’s 3-0 Premier home defeat against Brentford.
Al-Hilal are reported to have negotiated a GBP50 million deal for the 28-year-old.
“The club can confirm that Aleksandar Mitrovic has this evening left to join Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League for a club record transfer fee,” Fulham said in a statement.
“The club had reluctantly accepted a revised offer as the player had consistently made his desire to leave known.”
Mitrovic pushed for a move to join the growing list of players swapping Europe for a lucrative switch to the Gulf state.
