Aleksandar Mitrovic joined the Premier League exodus to Saudi Arabia after Al-Hilal agreed to sign the Serbian from Fulham on Saturday.

Fulham didn't disclose a price, but said the move constituted a club-record sale. Al-Hilal are reported to have negotiated a £46-million deal for the 28-year-old striker.

Fulham said they "reluctantly accepted a revised offer as the player had consistently made his desire to leave known."

Speaking following Saturday's 3-0 home defeat against Brentford, Fulham boss Marco Silva revealed Mitrovic pushed to leave the west London side.

"Both clubs have got an agreement and now it's the moment where it is the finish of Mitrovic in our club," Silva told reporters. "He forced everything to leave the club. He wanted to leave the club.

Mitrovic joins the growing list of players swapping Europe for a lucrative switch to the Gulf state. He will be Al Hilal's latest high-profile signing after their swoops for Neymar, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves and Malcom.

Mitrovic scored 14 times for Fulham last season as he finally made his mark in the Premier League.

Since joining Fulham in 2018, Mitrovic had played an important role in Fulham's three separate promotions from the Championship. 

In the 2021-22 campaign he netted a Championship record of 43 goals.