Yahoo Finance New Fulham signing Sasa Lukic happy to follow in Aleksandar Mitrovic’s footsteps after sealing £8m switch
Fulham have completed the signing of Serbia midfielder Sasa Lukic from Torino for a fee in the region of £8million.
The 26-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Craven Cottage, with a club option of a further year.
A Serbia international, Lukic has impressed in Serie A this season and came through the same academy at Partizan Belgrade as Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Lukic said: “I can’t wait to get started and meet with the head coach, the players, and the staff, and I’m looking forward to training with them when I arrive in England.
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“I’ve seen Fulham play this season and they’ve been playing very well. They have a good squad, with a great history.
“A lot of great players have played for the Club in its history, and they have a lot of great players currently, like my compatriot Aleksandar Mitrovic.”
Lukic has 35 caps for Serbia and started all of their matches at the World Cup in Qatar.
Fulham chief Tony Khan said: “I’m delighted to welcome Sasa Lukic to Fulham. He’s a talented and versatile midfielder whom we’ve followed closely for years.
“Sasa’s arrival will strengthen our team; I’m glad that he’s come to Fulham, and I expect he’ll flourish in our squad under the great coaching of Marco Silva.”
Meanwhile, Nathaniel Chalobah has left Fulham to join West Brom on an 19-month contract.
