Sasa Kalajdzic is flattered by speculation linking him with a summer move to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as he told Sport Bild, via Transfermarkt.
It was the sort of goal the giant Austrian can score with his eyes closed.
As Stuttgart’s assist machine Borna Sosa lofted another inch-perfect cross towards the penalty area, you didn’t need to be Derren Brown to guess what was going to happen next.
Pulling away towards the back post, Kalajdzic guided a glorious header into the far corner as Stuttgart took the lead in a thrilling Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund.
In total, the 6ft 7ins centre-forward has scored 15 goals in 30 matches this season – seven of those coming with his head.
According to Fussball Transfers, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham side made contact with the £15 million-rated Kalajdzic after the Dortmund game.
West Ham, Everton and Newcastle have also been linked (FT and TuttoJuve). The new Andy Carroll anyone?
“It’s a compliment to be linked with other clubs,” said the 23-year-old, who also scored twice for Austria during a recent World Cup qualifier against Scotland.
“A lot of what is written about me in the media is a nice confirmation (that I am doing well).”
Kalajdzic even scored in seven successive Bundesliga games recently – the first Stuttgart player to manage such a feat since the legendary Fredi Bobic in the 1990s.
FT believes that, with VFB in a worrying financial predicament, good offers will be considered for a striker who has also been tipped to replace Erling Haaland at Dortmund.
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