Saudis are tearing Fulham into pieces: now they're after Mitro's boss too

This is turning into a star wars saga with every new day. After several unsuccessful bids to sign Fulham's striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, Saudi Arabian powerhouse Al-Hilal are still not surrendering. However, their rival Al-Ahli are now after Mitro's boss, tactician Marco Silva.

According to Sky Sports, they are offering Silva £40m for a two-year deal to become their manager.

Al-Ahli, who are working to sign Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin to join Roberto Firmino, want a quick answer as they are in a training camp in Austria.

Meanwhile, Fulham presented Silva with a new contract, but as things stand, he would find it difficult to agree to the offer with one year remaining on his current deal.

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And while Silva's name has just entered the strange world of transfer gossip, his main striker Mitrovic is fuming with anger for rejecting two Al-Hilal offers.

It is understood Mitrovic is angry at being priced out of a move, having been the subject of two failed bids.