By Will Scott at The Valley
MILLWALL have offered Mihailo Ivanovic a new deal, Alex Neil confirmed, following Millwall’s 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
Ivanovic, 20, netted thirteen goals in his debut season in English football after signing for the club in August 2024, finishing as the Lions’ top scorer.
The Serbian striker’s talent has attracted interest from other clubs, with Millwall rejecting a bid from Parma in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.
Ivanovic has continued to be one of the first names on the teamsheet this season, starting the Lions’ first five league games and assisting Luke Cundle’s winner against Sheffield United.
He started again against the Addicks, up front alongside Josh Coburn, and Neil said after the game the club had offered him new terms.
“There’s been a verbal offer made to Mihailo and his team,” Neil said. “The one thing I will say about Mihailo is he comes in and he works every day and he’s fine. So there are no issues with that.
“All these contract negotiations are generally done by other people. They’re not done by me for the team. I want to make that clear. I purely get out onto the grass with the players and organise them and try to make us win games. So that’s done by someone else in a different department.
“Also with their team, Mihailo is not sitting at the table, counting beans and talking about how much money he wants. That’s absolute nonsense. There has been an offer made. Whether that’s suitable or not, that’s up to them.
“What I will say is last year, second half of the season, when I came in, he was excellent for us. All young players are always going to have little dips where they might not produce what you know they’re capable of, but he’ll come back. He’ll be perfectly fine. When he does hit a bit of confidence and some goals fly in, we’ll see the best from him.”
