West Ham United reportedly want Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic.
With Fulham having been relegated, Aleksandar Mitrovic has been linked with West Ham United and Everton among other clubs.
According to The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Everton and Leicester City all are interested in securing the services of Mitrovic from Fulham in the summer transfer window.
The former Newcastle United striker has made 33 appearances in the Premier League for the Cottagers so far this season, scoring 10 goals and providing three assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
With Fulham going down to the Championship at the end of the season, it is hard to see the London club keep hold of the Serbia international striker beyond the summer of 2019.
The 24-year-old has shown what he is capable of in the top flight of English football, and there is no surprise that West Ham are among the clubs reportedly looking at the former Anderlecht star.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, has given his take on speculation linking Mitrovic with West Ham.
Thompson said about Mitrovic on the Gillette Soccer Saturday show on Sky Sports Football on Saturday afternoon (1:22pm, April 13, 2019): “I still think they need pace up front. Mitrovic is not going to give you that.
“He is good at what he is, like that targetman, backs in, holds the ball, but he has got no pace whatsoever, and I don’t think he understands this high press, how to press. Yes, he would be a decent signing, but I just think they need someone else.”
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