£50m deal makes mockery of Saint-Maximin fee as former Mag seals club-record move to Saudi

Al Hilal have confirmed another big money signing as former Newcastle striker Alexander Mitrovic joins from Fulham in a club-record £50m deal.

The Serbian becomes the latest player to leave for a Saudi Arabian side a few weeks after Allan Saint-Maximin left St James' Park for Al-Ahli in a deal worth £25m.

If nothing else, it makes you question two things. Firstly, why was the fee for Saint-Maximin so low, as Mitrovic is not twice the player ASM is and turs 29 next month. Second of all, it makes a mockery of those Premier League clubs complaining that £25m was not fair market value for ASM.

With the winger being one of our only sellable assets at the club, it could’ve been hugely beneficial to receive a larger fee as he made his move to Saudi. For me, they got Saint-Maximin at a bargain fee in the current market.

As Mitrovic's big money move has proven, it seems so many other Premier League clubs receive hugely inflated fees for their players, while we're forced to except modest offers to make sure there's no related party breaches between the club and PIF.

Here's a photo of Mitro at his new club, where he'll play alongside the likes of Neymar, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Kalidou Koulibaly: