Aleksander Mitrovic rules out leaving Newcastle United in January as he rejects talk of £18m Napoli switch
Aleksander Mitrovic has reaffirmed his desire to fire Newcastle United back into the Premier League, ruling out a January transfer away.
Napoli have been linked with an £18million move for the Serbia striker during the winter window but Mitrovic insists he will see out the season - at least - on Tyneside.
Mitrovic has scored five goals in 10 games for Newcastle this season to help Rafa Benitez’s side to the top of the Championship, and has found the net three times for his country in their World Cup qualifying campaign to prompt speculation top-flight teams in Europe might launch a bid.
Aleksander Mitrovic (2nd right) wants to stay at Newcastle despite interest from elsewhere
Mitrovic slides in to score his fifth Newcastle goal of the season against Preston North End
But Mitrovic, a £13m signing from Anderlecht in summer 2015, said: 'I really don't know anything about that. It's always nice when big clubs are interested in you.
'But I am in Newcastle and I want to come back to the Premier League. We are in a good way, I am just focusing on Newcastle and I want to score goals for them.
'We have a few big games coming up. We have Leeds, Hull, Blackburn so they are tough games. But we know what we want from the season.
'We have to keep working hard to try and stay at the top until the end of the season. With the players we have we should be at the top.’
The Serbian centre forward has scored five goals in 10 appearances under Rafa Benitez
Mitrovic celebrates scoring for Serbia against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday night
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