{"id":333700,"date":"2025-08-10T17:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/333700\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:39:14","slug":"aleksandar-mitrovic-wages-could-scupper-leeds-united-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/333700\/","title":{"rendered":"Aleksandar Mitrovic wages could scupper Leeds United transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Farke, manager of Leeds United acknowledges the fans. (Photo by Charles McQuillan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United have been linked with a move for the Serbian International striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old is expected to leave Al-Hilal this summer, and he has been linked with a return to the Premier League. There is no doubt that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/08\/05\/leeds-and-sunderland-offered-aleksandar-mitrovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he would be an exceptional acquisition for Leeds if they manage to get the deal done.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, journalist Pete O\u2019Rourke has now revealed that the player is on massive wages in Saudi Arabia, and that could be a big problem for Leeds. It remains to be seen whether the player is ready to lower his wage demands in order for the move to go through.<\/p>\n<p>Will Mitrovic lower his wages?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[Mitrovic] won\u2019t be cheap with his massive wages in the Saudi Pro League, but he\u2019s Premier League-proven\u201d,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/leeds-must-break-the-bank-in-desperate-move-to-sign-alexander-mitrovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he told\u00a0Football Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeeds desperately need to bring in somebody who can score the goals [for them] in the Premier League next season, if they\u2019re to have any chance of staying up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMitrovic would be a brilliant signing for Leeds, but they must break the bank to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMore Stories \/ Latest News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/08\/10\/liverpool-are-looking-journalist-sheds-light-on-reds-pursuit-of-24-year-old-premier-league-ace\/\" title=\"\u201cLiverpool are looking\u2026\u201d: Journalist sheds light on Reds\u2019 pursuit of 24-year-old Premier League ace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-6-6.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1635505 has-webp lazyload\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/08\/10\/arne-slot-marc-guehi\/\" title=\"Virgil van Dijk\u2019s interesting reaction to exchange between Arne Slot and Liverpool transfer target\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1635500 lazyload\" alt=\"Virgil van Dijk reacts as Arne Slot shakes hands with Marc Guehi\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/08\/10\/enzo-fernandez-psg-transfer\/\" title=\"\u201cEverybody knows\u2026\u201d \u2013 Fabrizio Romano delivers positive Chelsea transfer update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-28-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1635498 lazyload\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez celebrates with Joao Pedro\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<br \/>\nAleksandar Mitrovic has been prolific<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al-hilal-v-gwangju-afc-champions-league-elite.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1629259 has-webp alignnone\" alt=\"Aleksandar Mitrovic in action for Al Hilal\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1618\/1079;max-width:1618px\"\/>Aleksandar Mitrovic is being linked with a return to the Premier League. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>They are in desperate need of a reliable goalscorer, and the Serbian knows the league well. He might be able to settle quickly and make an instant impact. He has been outstanding since the move to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/07\/27\/man-united-and-tottenham-keen-aleksandar-mitrovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitrovic scored 28 goals and picked up seven assists last term<\/a>. The opportunity to move to the Premier League will be hard to turn down for him. He will want to compete at a high level once again, and Leeds could provide him with that opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Whites will look to establish themselves as regulars in the Premier League, and they need quality players in order for that to happen. They will not want to fight for survival next season. A quality striker could make a huge difference for them. They have a talented squad, but they need a few intelligent additions to adapt to the top flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Farke, manager of Leeds United acknowledges the fans. 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