{"id":93076,"date":"2023-09-16T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93076"},"modified":"2023-09-16T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:22:35","slug":"mitrovic-claims-he-has-arrived-at-a-top-club-after-joining-al-hilal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/mitrovic-claims-he-has-arrived-at-a-top-club-after-joining-al-hilal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitrovic claims he has &apos;arrived at a top club&apos; after joining Al-Hilal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Aleksandar Mitrovic aims dig at Fulham and Newcastle by claiming he&#8217;s &#8216;finally arrived at a top club&#8217; in Al-Hilal&#8230; with the \u00a346m forward insisting he has &#8216;no nostalgia&#8217; from his time in England<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aleksandar Mitrovic joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Fulham for \u00a346m\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitrovic also played for Newcastle during an his eight-year spell in England<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aleksandar Mitrovic appears to have aimed a dig at Fulham and Newcastle after the Serbian forward declared he has\u00a0&#8216;finally arrived at a top club&#8217; after signing for Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic ended his eight-year spell in English football this summer after joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in a \u00a346m move from Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old had spent three years at Newcastle after joining from Anderlecht in 2015, before a successful five full seasons as a Fulham player.<\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic&#8217;s spell at Fulham came to an acrimonious end after the Serbian international threatened to never play for the club against after Al-Hilal saw an offer rejected.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport, Mitrovic declared that he has now joined a &#8216;top club&#8217; and compared the Saudi Arabian club&#8217;s status in Asia to Real Madrid&#8217;s in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/13\/75502681-12525741-image-a-16_1694867016361.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aleksandar Mitrovic has claimed he has finally joined a big club after signing for Al-Hilal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/13\/75502689-12525741-image-m-14_1694867002400.jpg\" height=\"372\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/13\/75502719-12525741-image-a-15_1694867009070.jpg\" height=\"372\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic had spent eight years in English football playing for both Newcastle and Fulham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/13\/75502683-12525741-image-a-17_1694867764562.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Serbian striker has compared Al-Hilal&#8217;s status in Asia to Real Madrid&#8217;s in European football<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I received the offer from Al-Hilal, I talked about it with my family, giving up was impossible,&#8217; Mitrovic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have no nostalgia for England, I played many years there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m happy to have finally arrived at a top club, Al-Hilal is a bit like Real Madrid in Europe.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic had been a significant success at Fulham with the forward having scored 111 goals in 206 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian star\u2019s goals had proved crucial in separate promotion campaigns from the Championship, including netting a record 43 goals in the 2021-22 season to help the club return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic also scored 14 goals for Marco Silva\u2019s side last season to help the club finish in the top half.<\/p>\n<p>Silva had expressed disappointment in Mitrovic for forcing his move to Al-Hilal during the summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/13\/75502903-12525741-image-a-18_1694867860930.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic was among several high-profile signings made by Al-Hilal during the summer window<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to life with the Saudi Pro League side, scoring five goals in his opening four matches to help the club top the early season table.<\/p>\n<p>Mitrovic was one of several major signings made by the Saudi club this summer, including Brazilian superstar Neymar and his fellow Serbian international Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.<\/p>\n<p>Yassine Bounou, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly and Malcom were also among their major imports in the window.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12525741\/Aleksandar-Mitrovic-Fulham-Newcastle-Al-Hilal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aleksandar Mitrovic aims dig at Fulham and Newcastle by claiming he&#8217;s &#8216;finally arrived at a top club&#8217; 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