Benitez has no regrets over Mitrovic sale

The Serbian spent the second half of last season on loan at Fulham, before signing for them over the summer in a deal worth over €30m. 

Since then, he has gone from strength to strength, scoring twice over the international break to add to his four efforts in the Premier League this season. However, Rafa is not concerned. 

"He is doing well, he did well for Serbia, but Rondon was doing well for Venezuela," the Newcastle manager said. 

"Each player has his own environment and they can do well in one team and maybe not as well in the other one.

"We have to make a decision in terms of what we needed and we knew what we needed, that's it, now we have to move forward.

"It does not change my decision. I have to carry on with Ayoze Perez, Joselu, Yoshinori Muto and Rondon, that's it."