Aleksandar Mitrovic Leaves Fulham to Join Neymar at Saudi Club Al Hilal

Football - Premier League - Everton v Fulham - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - August 12, 2023 Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic in action. (Reuters)
Football - Premier League - Everton v Fulham - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - August 12, 2023 Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic in action. (Reuters)
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Aleksandar Mitrovic Leaves Fulham to Join Neymar at Saudi Club Al Hilal

Football - Premier League - Everton v Fulham - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - August 12, 2023 Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic in action. (Reuters)
Football - Premier League - Everton v Fulham - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - August 12, 2023 Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic in action. (Reuters)

Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is the latest big-name signing for Al Hilal, the Riyadh-based club announced on Sunday.

The Saudi Pro League side, which signed Brazil's Neymar last week, posted a picture on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, of Mitrovic being presented with his team jersey with the caption “Mitrovic is Hilali until 2026.”

Mitrovic, Fulham's top scorer in four of the last five seasons, was absent from his team's 3-0 loss to Brentford on Saturday, after getting injured in Fulham's opening match of the English Premier League season against Everton last week.

Al Hilal is a record 18-time national champion.

“I got information before the match and now the confirmation from the club after the match too that he’s on his way to leave the club,” Fulham manager Marco Silva said at Craven Cottage after the loss to Brentford.

“Both clubs they got an agreement and now is the moment to finish the era of Mitrovic in our club," he added.



Vieira Appointed New Coach of Genoa

Nice's French coach Patrick Viera looks on during the French L1 football match between Dijon (DFCO) and Nice (OGCN) on March 31, 2019, at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France. (AFP)
Nice's French coach Patrick Viera looks on during the French L1 football match between Dijon (DFCO) and Nice (OGCN) on March 31, 2019, at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France. (AFP)
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Vieira Appointed New Coach of Genoa

Nice's French coach Patrick Viera looks on during the French L1 football match between Dijon (DFCO) and Nice (OGCN) on March 31, 2019, at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France. (AFP)
Nice's French coach Patrick Viera looks on during the French L1 football match between Dijon (DFCO) and Nice (OGCN) on March 31, 2019, at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France. (AFP)

Genoa have appointed former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as their new coach, the Serie A club said on Wednesday.

The Frenchman has been out of work since parting ways with French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg in July, having previously managed Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Genoa, hovering above the relegation zone after a lackluster start to the season, sacked coach Alberto Gilardino on Tuesday.

Genoa have 10 points from the first 12 games of the league campaign, leaving them 17th in the standings.

Vieira, 48, began his managerial career with Manchester City's under-23 team from 2013-2015, before he took over at MLS side New York City. He then spent two-and-a-half years at Ligue 1 side Nice before moving to Palace.

He will reunite with new signing Mario Balotelli, having coached the Italian striker for 10 matches when they were both at Nice in the 2018-19 season.