Aleksandar Mitrovic hasn’t had a look-in at Newcastle this season, and with the team finding goals difficult to come by, it’s a bit of a mystery why Rafa hasn’t played Mitro more this season.
But he hasn’t, and in our last game against Bournemouth, Rafa preferred to bring on Ayoze Perez and Jacob Murphy in the second half and Mitro was left on the bench.
So given that Rafa doesn’t want to play the Serbian International, it seems sensible to at least get some money for him in January as long as we can bring in another striker.
Mitrovic has been in good goalscoring form for Serbia and has now scored 9 goals in the last 11 Internationals and he scored this week against China with a header in the 1-0 win.
There’s also news in Serbia that Mitrovic will leave Newcastle in January.
The report is in Mondo and says the player is dissatisfied with the playing time he has been getting at the club.
It also says that he doesn’t feel he has the confidence of manager Rafa Benitez.
The report is that both Brighton and Southampton are now interested in signing the player in January and being Premier League clubs, maybe they can come up with a decent transfer fee for him.
Mitrovic was signed from Anderlecht in the summer of 2015 for around £13M, and Rafa would want more than that if he sells him in January.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored 17 goals and has 10 assists in 68 appearances for Newcastle.
This season he has made three appearances and scored 2 goals.
Here’s Mitro’s goal against China this week – in case you missed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ir0q2oTSVU
Comments welcome.
19 comments so far
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:16 AM
Comment #1Mitro will be a great buy for most clubs…he’ll be a miss if he leaves…
Especially if the kind of players we’ll get are the Joselu of this world!
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:19 AM
Comment #2*the Joselus of this world
c-dog
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:21 AM
Comment #3hibbitodjo, cat got your tongue? Haw!!! Hahahaha
Jail for Ashley
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:35 AM
Comment #4Jesper,
That would be silly now wouldn’t it. Selling Mitro to replace him with, Danny Graham or Connor Whickham, you’d like to think that wouldn’t happen.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:36 AM
Comment #5c-dog,
Are you bladeusers?
c-dog
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:38 AM
Comment #6hibbit
Nov 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM
Comment #161
just one of many of your posts
c-dog
Nov 4, 2017 at 4:50 PM
Comment #198
F@&k Rafa. Poor management
He owes us an answer
1
c-dog
Nov 11, 2017 at 8:12 AM
Comment #162
hibbit
Nov 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM
Comment #157
jail
C-dog was one the clowns shouting for Rafa’s head earlier in the week !!!!
Don’t think you’ve backed up your argument on head calling hibbitodjo
Jib
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:39 AM
Comment #7I actually checked back
Hibbit is wrong
C-dog was really on Joselu’s case last Saturday
but
defo wasn’t OTT with his criticism of Rafa
c-dog
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Comment #8Jail, I’m just c-dog. I like to have debates here and don’t care who’s right and who’s wrong. It’s a discussion and a beauty of being fans. I don’t however like insulting someone because of their opinion. I will of course insult back if I get one first. And keep going at it based on being insulted first.
For sure I’m pro Rafa. But I’m a strong believer that Joselu isn’t befitting of a place at our club. We struggled so much to clear deadwood off the books to sign deadwood in Joselu. Hibbitodjo referred to me as a clown. Fine. He made a point which is a lie and backed it up with something that doesn’t back up what he said. I just wanna see Mitrovic get a shot.
Jib
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:45 AM
Comment #9This guy however
RUNAWAY777
Nov 4, 2017 at 4:51 PM
Comment #208
F@@k you rafa your so much up your owen arse up tosser no one can stuck up ffor rafa after this
c-dog
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:46 AM
Comment #10Fully understand we lack quality in certain areas. Fully understand it was a difficult window. Fully believe Raf knows best. But I still have an opinion and this is a quality spot to discuss opinions.
Jib
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:46 AM
Comment #11RUNAWAY777
Nov 4, 2017 at 4:52 PM
Comment #212
The bubble has bust
ShirebrookToon
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:47 AM
Comment #12I will be wearing my Poppy and my Veterans badge with pride today.
We will remember them!
Lest we forget!
Jib
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:47 AM
Comment #13And this divvy
Tuttelbom
Nov 4, 2017 at 4:53 PM
Comment #217
Sack him.
Hes been pardewed
jane
Nov 11, 2017 at 9:56 AM
Comment #14even though Joselu is never going to score a lot of goals up until the last couple of matches the team was doing better than expectations. it’s unlikely that the team could have done any better if Mitrovic had been playing instead of Joselu. Rafa sees the bigger picture.
the last couple of games have been narrow defeats and the probable reason for the subs against Bournemouth was more to stop Bournemouth dominating more than win the match.
jane
Nov 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Comment #15if Mitrovic doesn’t go in January and continues to have limited playing time he may have a great world cup finals as he will be so fresh compared to most players there and this may be contributing factor to his international form of late.
RUNAWAY777
Nov 11, 2017 at 10:28 AM
Comment #16Jib 8th day where do i say i want rafas head yes bubble has bust on our run but where do i say i want his head you still cant show me as i did not say that sily man
Munster Mag
Nov 11, 2017 at 10:34 AM
Comment #17More nonsense from guys who are obsessive of rafa that they can’t see the wood from the trees. I don’t give a damn how many champions leagues rafa won, mitro deserves some sort of chance. That doesn’t have to mean he starts but this is getting silly. Guys here defending rafa as though mitro was just signed from Accrington reserves, instead of seeing him as a Serbian international with a half ok scoring record.
RUNAWAY777
Nov 11, 2017 at 10:58 AM
Comment #18Tell you what jib your so far up you own arse iam supprised you can dick head again you still coming for me bring it on
RUNAWAY777
Nov 11, 2017 at 11:02 AM
Comment #19There again better watch what i do as you says i play hi ho silver linning 60s i belive you must be a old fart