Kevin Kuranyi has backed VfB Stuttgart star Sasa Kalajdzic to join one of Europe’s biggest clubs in the nearest future.
Kalajdzic has been a major hit in the Bundesliga this season, scoring 14 goals and supplying four assists following Stuttgart’s return to Germany’s top flight. Only Robert Lewandowski (36), Erling Haaland (25), Andre Silva (25), Wout Weghorst (20) and Andrej Kramaric (17) have found the back of the net more often in 2020-21.
The 23-year-old Austria international forward, who has been linked with the likes of Juventus, Tottenham, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, scored in seven successive games this season – a club record shared with Fredi Bobic (1995-96).
Kalajdzic has managed 14 goals in 30 Bundesliga appearances – the same amount as Kuranyi in his first 30 league games for the club, though his minutes-to-goal ratio (134) is superior to the retired striker’s (152). His form has helped Stuttgart to reach the top 10 in the table with just three games remaining.
Only five players in Stuttgart’s Bundesliga history have scored more goals in their first 30 games than Kuranyi and Kalajdzic: Vedad Ibisevic (18), Hermann Ohlicher (17), Dieter Holler, Tim Walter and Jurgen Klinsmann (15).
Asked about Kalajdzic, Stuttgart great Kuranyi told Stats Perform News: “I think they are playing a really good season, while Sasa is playing really, really well.
“I think two weeks ago, he scored a headed goal similar [to] my time and I was remembering, wow, this guy can be really a top player in the Bundesliga or maybe in a big club in Europe.
“I know him because I met him a lot of times in rehabilitation because when he arrived at Stuttgart, he was a bit injured. He’s a great personality, he’s a good guy with a good mentality and also a nice person.
“I wish for him really a big career and I hope he keeps doing well.”
Story by Sammy Wejinya
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