Fulham boss Marco Silva feels Aleksandar Mitrovic is fully committed to the club
- Rob Fleming
- 10 August 2023
Fulham's coach, Marco Silva, holds the belief that Aleksandar Mitrovic, the team's striker, remains devoted to the club despite considering an enticing offer to potentially depart.
Fulham manager Marco Silva believes striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is committed to the club after an offer which "made him think" about leaving.
Silva and Mitrovic have both been linked with moves away from Craven Cottage ahead of the start of the new Premier League season this weekend.
Silva, whose side face his former club Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, said he was "not close" to leaving but conceded Mitrovic had been given a decision to make.
"I will not hide to you that one offer that he received make him to think, to take some type of decision," Silva told a pre-match press conference.
"He had a clear offer from a club and a very good offer for him. Of course sometimes it's not easy for them to keep the focus even if you want them to.
"Since he started to work with his team-mates on the pitch again he has been the Mitrovic that I know," added the Portuguese, saying the 28-year-old Serbia striker was showing "100 per cent" commitment at the training ground.
As for his own status following a reported approach from a club in Saudi Arabia, Silva added: "I was not close to leaving the club.
"I received some offers to leave. My decision was to stay and I'm really pleased for that. I'm happy here. I want to be in the Premier League and compete in the best and most difficult competition in the world."
