'It is possible...' - Journalist makes Man Utd claim involving giant who 'can do crazy things'

Journalist Jacque Talbot has shed some light on Manchester United‘s potential pursuit of Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic this summer. 

A recent report from Sky Germany claimed that there was admiration for the 25-year-old from the Red Devils, with £21m mooted as a possible fee.

The Austria international was also billed as a possible target for Borussia Dortmund before the Bundesliga outfit signed Sebastien Haller from Ajax and was previously a target for United’s arch-rivals Liverpool.

Following the speculation linking Kalajdzic with a move to Old Trafford, one well-informed onlooker has certainly not poured cold water on the idea of that becoming a possibility…

Speaking to Give Me Sport, Talbot – a European football correspondent for The Times and other publications – has claimed that United could view the 15-cap Austrian as an affordable option during the ongoing transder window.

He said: “Kalajdzic, he’s very injury prone, but he’s a really good character in the dressing room. I think he managed 15 games last season. He’d come for about €25m, so that’s quite a cheap option. I mean, that’s possible. It is possible.”

Although the injury claim is certainly backed up by a troubling fitness record, Kalajdzic remains a worthwhile target for the Red Devils, particularly at the previously mooted asking price. It’s one that John Murtough should be confident of reducing even further, given that the Austrian is now in the final 12 months of his contract at Stuttgart.

Standing at a towering 6 foot 7, the giant target man offers a whole new dimension to the attackers at Erik ten Hag’s disposal and would likely help United improve on a woeful record when it came to scoring from set pieces last season, as they ended the campaign