Saints can form deadly duo with Kalajdzic

Southampton have been closely linked with Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic just lately and the Austrian might type a lethal duo with James Ward-Prowse in Ralph Hasenhuttl’s facet.

Studies this summer time have claimed that Southampton are eager to recruit the 25-year-old ahead, who stands at a huge 6 foot 7 and has excelled within the Bundesliga in current seasons.

The striker has hit 22 league goals within the final two seasons, regardless of some harm points within the final marketing campaign, and together with his contract at Stuttgart set to run out on the finish of this season, a summer time exit might effectively be on the playing cards.

If Southampton can persuade him to maneuver to St Mary’s, then he could possibly be a particularly harmful choice for the Saints this season when you think about his top and the standard of Ward-Prowse’s supply.

The England worldwide has been described by Pep Guardiola as the very best set-piece taker in world soccer and is closing in on David Beckham’s record for targets from free-kicks.

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Nevertheless, his means to whip the ball into harmful areas from lengthy free-kicks, corners and open play makes him the dream for any striker, particularly one as tall as Kalajdzic.

The Austrian has been highly praised by Bundesliga journalist Marcel Reif for his aerial prowess, as he stated he might do “loopy issues within the air.”

That is emphasised by the large ahead profitable 4.1 aerial duels on common final season, which was comfortably greater than any Southampton participant would average within the Premier League, which reveals simply what he might add at St Mary’s.

The ahead has additionally began the brand new season in spectacular type, registering three assists in his first two Bundesliga appearances, which reveals that he can carry out successfully as a goal man and convey different gamers into play, in addition to ending off strikes together with his goalscoring means.

The prospect of Ward-Prowse discovering Kaladjzic with crosses is definitely a mouth-watering prospect for Hasenhuttl and contemplating the shortage of aerial means amongst his present crop of strikers, he should absolutely be contemplating a swoop for the Stuttgart man this summer time.