Anderlecht coach Besnik Hasi is backing Aleksandar Mitrovic for success with Newcastle United.

The Serb is set to join Newcastle in a £12 million deal.

Hasi said: "With tattoos and funny haircut he might look crazy but he's not. He's a hard worker, someone who gives everything in every single duel. And his level is constantly increasing.

"His main quality is to score. Give him a ball in the box and it's in. He took a step forward last year on the football and mental scale. He's also physically stronger.

"He knows that England is not Belgium. People are stronger and the ball goes faster. But he showed in Champions League that he can be good in tough matches and that he can stay calm and focused.

"Sometimes you don't see him for 80 minutes and he gets a ball and scores."