Newcastle looked like they couldn’t want Aleksandar Mitrovic any less during the January transfer window, as they first tried to offload the failing striker back to his former club Anderlecht and then settled for sending him out on loan to Championship club Fulham.
Times are a changing though, as Mitrovic, who scored only once for Newcastle in the league this season, has hit the ground running at Craven Cottage.
The imposing centre-forward grabbed his first goal for the west London club in a 2-0 win over Wolves on Saturday evening, and with Newcastle searching for a consistent scoring threat other than Dwight Gayle, Magpies boss Rafael Benitez might be wanting to recall the Serbian forward sooner than expected.
Mitrovic’s loan deal at Fulham doesn’t expire until the summer, and Benitez will be hoping that newly-fit January signing Islam Slimani will be able to contribute his fair share of goals in the meantime.
So, Newcastle fans, should the Magpies be itching to get Mitrovic back as soon as his current contract at Fulham ends?