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Created: 2025-06-14 12:01:30 UTC

Aleksandar Mitrovic is a player who has the question of ‘what if?’ hanging over him.

One member of European football’s 2023 Saudi Pro League exodus, could the Serbian striker have been a regular scorer at a top-six club in the Premier League? It remains an unanswered question.

He is Serbia’s record scorer but, having not made it out of the group stage at the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, nor the 2024 European Championship, it feels like Mitrovic had never truly entered the world stage.

His matches against Real Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg could serve as a belated chance to make a point.

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