al-hilal star Aleksandar Mitrovic was sharply attacked by the Saudi media, Mohamed al-Bakiri, after the end of the Serbian team’s game against Denmark in a goalless draw, on Tuesday, 25 June, in the third and final round of the group stage of the Euro 2024 tournament currently being held in Germany.
In a tweet via his personal account on X, Al-Bakiri said: “Mitrovic changes the stage, place, audience and cameras. failed to represent his cynical role “.
كل الحكاية :#ميتروفيتش تغير عليه المسرح و والمكان والجمهور والكاميرات. ففشل في تمثيل دوره الساخر . https://t.co/gXcll225Gq pic.twitter.com/72qkvaqBEf
— محمد البكيري (@m_bukairy) June 25, 2024
The BN Sports Sports analyst, Kuwait’s Tariq al-Jalahma, also accused the Crescent striker of going to act and looking for a penalty during the Serbia-Denmark game, more than keen to score.
For his part, the director of the second Saudi sports channel, Riyad bin Fahd Al-Wadaan, called on the governors of the Saudi Roshin League to warn against Mitrovic “malice” as he described it, stressing that the player’s attempts to get penalties, did not succeed with the Euro officials.
#ميتروفيتش
على الحكام ان يعرفوا خبث هذا اللاعب في حركاته التي لا تنطوي على حكام اليورو . pic.twitter.com/944jwGgOdM— رياض بن فهد الودعان 🇸🇦 (@r_alwadaan) June 26, 2024
Despite his remarkable brilliance in his first season with the al-hilal, Mitrovic was unable to lead his country through the group stage at Euro 2024, Serbia farewelled the tournament after finishing fourth and final in the Group C standings table, with two points, while the group lead went to England with 5 points, followed by Denmark and Slovenia with 3 points apiece.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s numbers with the al-hilal
Saudi Al-Hilal signed the Serbian striker during the summer transfer window 2023, coming from Fulham, Mitrovic’s current contract expires in June 2026 and his current market value is 28 million euros, based on data from the global website Transvir Market.
The Serbian national team’s historic top scorer made 43 appearances for the “leader” across all competitions in the 2023-24 season, scored 40 goals in the hilly jersey, provided 8 assists and Mitrovic is the first player in the history of the Saudi club to find the net 40 times in his first season.
The 29-year-old is one of the main pillars of Portuguese head coach of the al-hilal, Georgie Jesus, who contributed to last season’s Blue Capital Championship, 3 rounds before the end of the competition, after scoring 28 goals in 28 confrontations with 6 assists, and was strongly present with his goals during the major games.
Unlike the Saudi Roshin League title, the Serb star with Al-Hilal was also crowned the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup and the Diriyah Super Cup.
