17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Aleksandar Mitrovic

13. Anderlecht Paid £3.6 Million (‚5 Million) For An 18-Year-Old Mitrovic In 2013... A Then Club-Record Fee

Having netted 15 goals in his first season for Partizan, Mitrovic began to catch the attention of some of Europe's biggest side - however it was Belgian Pro League team Anderlecht who decided to take a gamble on the then 18-year-old. So positive were Anderlecht that Mitrovic would continue to improve at an exponential rate that they paid a then-club-record fee of ‚5 million (approximately £3.6 million) for the forward in August 2013. Anderlecht broke that transfer record once again last summer when they signed Belgian midfielder Steven Defour from Porto for ‚6 million (£4.2 million).