Fulham want to sign Aleksandar Mitrovic from Newcastle United on a permanent basis if they are promoted to the Premier League.

Mitrovic has scored 12 goals since moving to Fulham on loan in January and the club are keen to buy the £15million-rated striker.

The 23-year-old Serbian will be allowed to leave Newcastle, but Fulham’s hopes of signing him rest on whether they beat Aston Villa in Saturday’s play-off final at Wembley.

Mitrovic’s form at Craven Cottage has also alerted other clubs.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez wants to off-load Mitrovic, who won the Championship Player of the Month Awards for March and April.

Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has given Mitrovic a platform to play before the World Cup and will hope he can convince his compatriot to stay if the club go up.

Jokanovic, meanwhile, says he has not thought about his future beyond Saturday’s play-off final.

The 49-year-old will be in demand this summer because of the job he has done at Fulham and Chelsea have added him to their list of possible successors to Antonio Conte.

Jokanovic, who has one year left on his contract at Craven Cottage, said: “I am only thinking about the final and I do not have time to think about different things.

“I have enough important jobs at the moment to think about these kinds of situations. I have a contract and that is it. I am not thinking about my future or about players’ futures. What is important is the game against Villa. After this game, we are going to see.

“A huge job is ahead of my team and myself. It is an opportunity to be part of the best football league in the world. It is one game where we have an opportunity to cross this magic line.”