Initially signed on loan last January he struck 12 goals in 15 games helping Fulham gain promotion to the Premier League. New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is uncertain about £60 million Alvaro Morata while Olivier Giroud turns 32 at the end of the month. (Image: Getty Images Europe)(Image: Getty Images Europe)It’s why Mitrovic has become a future option although his asking price will have soared in a short time and manager Slavisa Jokanovic will be anxious to hold onto him. But it won’t stop Chelsea continuing to monitor the 23-year-old who although a crowd favourite on Tyneside never won Benitez over. Each player has his own environment and can do well in one team and not as well in another.”

Source: Daily Mirror September 15, 2018 21:22 UTC