From Germany: Tottenham pushing to sign £21m ‘machine’ as Conte steps up transfer bid - report

As per German newspaper Stuttgart Nachrichten, via Inside Futbol, some big Tottenham Hotspur transfer news has come to light as they step up the chase for Sasa Kalajdzic.

Spurs manager Antonio Conte has his eyes on a new striker to partner or back up striker Harry Kane with consistent links surrounding the likes of Man City star Gabriel Jesus.

This comes after the Lilywhites confirmed both Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster’s arrivals on Bosman deals, but now the transfer window is officially open, club chief Fabio Paratici can start making more big-time moves.

Jesus isn’t the only forward on Spurs’ radar as some news from the continent emerges concerning VFB Stuttgart striker Kalajdzic.

According to Stuttgart Nachrichten (via IF), the north Londoners, and by extension Conte, are ‘stepping up’ their attempts to sign the Austria international as they push for a move.

It is believed that the Premier League giants are ‘intensifying efforts’ for Kalajdzic as Spurs seemingly up the ante in their chase for a striker transfer.

This report claims the 24-year-old would only cost around €25 million (£21m) to sign this window, an arguably affordable fee for Spurs and Paratici.

Described as an ‘Ibrahimovic-machine‘, you could argue Kalajdzic’s physicality is almost tailor-made for English football given his quite staggering 6 foot 6 frame.

He’s also scored a solid 22 goals in 48 Bundesliga appearances, a record which arguably could be better if Stuttgart’s star didn’t spend half of 2021/2022 sidelined with a shoulder injury.

Kalajdzic may well be one to keep an eye on over the summer.

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