SHEFFIELD UNITED star Anel Ahmedhodzic has cut all ties with his father – claiming he has done “horrible things to people I love”.
The defender’s allegations are the latest twist in a sad saga which also saw him withdraw from duty with Bosnia and quit international football.
Ahmedhodzic says he has reluctantly gone public after dad Mirsad alleged he was “under the influence of his wife and mother-in-law”.
His father had earlier revealed he “did not consider” the 25-year-old his son “anymore” – suggesting he had been turned off his country by “bad people”.
The former Blades’ skipper, whose club lost their Premier League spot last season, responded by accusing his dad of “manipulation, lies, scams and almost daily bullying”.
The ex-Nottingham Forest man was “insulted” too by a claim his wife had “cast black magic” on him.
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Ahmedhodzic explained he’d received hundreds of messages abusing him and his family after he pulled out of Nations League action.
He blamed an injury, poor medical treatment and misinformation for his latest problems on international duty.
Now Ahmedhodzic has spoken out on issues with his dad as “things can no longer be ignored”.
In a statement shared by Balkan cable TV station N1, he said: “The only thing anyone wants from their father as a son is support and pride. Unfortunately, I got very little of that.
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“What I got most of the time was manipulation, lies, scams and almost daily bullying.
“This is the type of man who shows his ‘power’ over women, but has never had the guts to stand up to another man.”
Ahmedhodzic added he had a “very good relationship with my mother” and supports her “financially”.
He continued: “So when he [his father] says that I don’t care about my parents, it’s a complete lie. That’s not a man.
“He goes after people I care about every time there’s a problem.
“He did horrible things to people I love but I don’t want to talk about that here.
“There are so many reasons why I cut off contact with him. You will say ‘but he is your father, life is short’.
“Trust me, I’ve tried many times to fix things, to forget what he did and every time I fix things, we end up back at the beginning and he doesn’t change at all, not even a little bit.
“There have been many occasions when he has publicly insulted me since I married my wife, which he only does to make me angry and get a reaction from me.”
Ahmedhodzic also reckoned his dad had “spoiled my reputation in England” with “completely untrue” statements that he “wanted to leave” the Blades.
He insisted: “This is the city and the club that gave me the best memories of my life, including the birth of my son.”
The Sweden-born ace, who joined United from Malmo two years later, also fiercely defended his partner.
He said: “Saying my wife cast black magic on me is very insulting to me and especially to my wife because she is awesome.
“It is very hard to find a woman who will take care of you like she does and I am very lucky that my son has such an amazing mother.
“And then say that he doesn’t let me go to national team matches? It’s ridiculous.”
“She never missed a match, even when she was nine months’ pregnant… She is my biggest supporter and to say she won’t let me go is stupid, but what do you expect from a narcissist?
“I am very disappointed, but not surprised that it has come to this.
“I never wanted it to be public, but when you have a father who is actively trying to control you, push you down, and hurt your reputation, I had to do it.”
Ahmedhodzic’s dad had earlier said: “No one is a better friend to my son than his parents, but when he listens to the wrong people, what happens to him happens.
“That’s not my son anymore, I don’t consider him my son anymore. I wish him well. The best.
“I fought the whole war, I was wounded three times. I wanted my son to play for the country that I created with my own blood, but he was turned away by bad people who think only of self-interest.”
Ahmedhodzic Senior also suggested his son’s wife and her family had tried to separate Anel from his parents.
He added: “I hid my feelings when they asked me how Anela was doing, I hid everything inside me.
“It was difficult for me to answer the truth, I always said ‘he’s doing well, we talk to each other, etc.. I defended him.
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“I thought he would understand, forgive himself, but nothing works. They have it under control.”
Ahmedhodzic Junior won a single cap for Sweden in 2020 before switching his allegiance the same year to Bosnia, for whom he played 24 times until apparently now having enough.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
