Al-Hilal fans hail Mitrovic with niche banner as star launches England rant

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Al-Hilal fans hail Mitrovic with niche banner as star launches England rant
Al-Hilal fans hail Mitrovic with niche banner as star launches England rant

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC has been hailed by Al-Hilal supporters with a bizarre banner.

The Serbian striker moved to the Saudi Arabian side in the summer for £46million from Fulham.

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Aleksandar Mitrovic is already becoming a fans' favourite at Al-HilalCredit: EPA
Al-Hilal supporters honoured him with a unique banner
Al-Hilal supporters honoured him with a unique bannerCredit: EPA

Mitrovic has hit the ground running at his new club, scoring five goals in four matches.

And he is already loved by his new fans as they unveiled a peculiar banner to honour him during their 6-1 hammering of Al-Riyadh on Friday.

It congratulated Mitrovic on being crowned the Nations League 2022/23 top goalscorer.

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He found the back of the net six times in the competition with only Erling Haaland matching his tally for Norway.

Supporters found the banner hilarious, one said: "I love these Al-Hilal fans."

Another added: "They're the most passionate Serbian national team fans."

Mitrovic has already settled into life in the Saudi Pro League and he reportedly pockets more than £400,000-a-week.

The 29-year-old forced a move to Al-Hilal over the summer and is not regretting his choice to leave England, having spent eight years at Newcastle and Fulham.

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Mitrovic told Gazzetta Dello Sport: "When I received the offer from Al-Hilal, I talked about it with my family, giving up was impossible.

"I have no nostalgia for England, I played many years there.

"I’m happy to have finally arrived at a top club, Al-Hilal is a bit like Real Madrid in Europe."

Al-Hilal are the four-time Asian Champions League winners and have splashed the cash in the transfer window on the likes of Neymar, Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly.

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