Al-Hilal have been ready to more than triple Mitrovic’s £120,000-a-week wages but Fulham want around £50million for the striker and they are reluctant to meet that asking price.

Mitrovic has tried to force through a move to Al-Hilal and is unhappy after Fulham rejected their latest offer of £40m.

Should the Saudi club end their pursuit of him, Mitrovic will seek an alternative move in Europe after indicating he wants to leave Craven Cottage.

Mitrovic is back in training with Fulham but the 28-year-old was left out of their squad to face Chelsea in Washington last night.

Speaking over the weekend, Fulham manager Marco Silva said: “It is a process and it is not an easy situation.

“I am not here to talk about the negotiations and clubs that are linked with him. He is with the group. Let’s hope we get him as fit as we can in the next few days.”

‘It’s obvious’: Mauricio Pocttinheo names position he needs to strengthen after Chelsea’s win over Fulham

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that he needs to sign another centre-back before the transfer window comes to a close.

He told Football London that the injury recently suffered by Wesley Fofana has left his squad short on numbers at the back.Last night saw Pochettino coach his new side to what will technically be seen as his first trophy since taking over

Whilst the Premier League Summer Series was probably not what he was dreaming about bringing back to Stamford Bridge, he will no doubt be proud of his players for what they have achieved.

In a six-team tournament, they went into it being the side who finished lowest in the league last season, and therefore the signs of improvement are promising.

One area the Argentine will have looked at with worry is centre-back though. His second half pairing last night of Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah was disrupted after just 15 minutes when the latter was forced off with an injury.