Report: Fulham must pay £30m if they want Kalas and Mitrovic

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Premier League duo Newcastle United and Chelsea are reportedly willing to sell Kalas and Mitrovic to Championship play-off winners Fulham.

Aleksandar Mitrovic is not the only Craven Cottage loanee Fulham are keen to sign on a permanent basis this summer.

Fulham were promoted back to the Premier League after four years away on Saturday, with Tom Cairney’s winner seeing off Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final. And it seems Cottagers manager Slavisa Jokanovic is wasting no time putting his plans in place for next season.

According to the Mirror (31 May, page 57), Fulham are desperate to sign Mitrovic, the Serbian centre-forward who arrived on loan from Newcastle United in January and made a huge impact.

Mitrovic scored 12 goals in 18 league starts for Fulham and appears to have no future at Newcastle after falling out of favour under Rafa Benitez. A club-record offer of £20 million would be enough for the Magpies to sell.

And the Mirror adds that another loanee, Tomas Kalas, could also be snapped up on a permanent deal. The 25-year-old Czech centre-back has spent the last two seasons at Fulham from Premier League giants Chelsea, who he has made just two top flight appearances for in eight years at Stamford Bridge.

Kalas has found first-team football far easier to come by a few miles away in West London, however, featuring 35 times in the Championship across 2017/18. And the Mirror believes Chelsea value Kalas at around £10 million.

So if Fulham want Mitrovic and Kalas to stay, they will have to stump up £30 million overall.