Man Utd 'taking gamble' as 'crazy' £25m star wants Old Trafford move

Manchester United signing VfB Stuttgart and Austria striker Saša Kalajdžić would be “a bit of a gamble”, according to Dean Jones.

Erik ten Hag’s side have been linked with a move for the Austrian striker this summer, with the 25-year-old said to ‘want’ a move to Old Trafford as per Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth.

According to Sky Sports, Kalajdžić is one of a number of strikers on Manchester United’s shortlist this summer, and with the forward entering the final year of his contract at Stuttgart, he is thought to want to make the move to the Premier League side this summer.

The same report also states that current Austria head coach and former Red Devils interim boss Ralf Rangnick has suggested that a move to United would hamper the 15-time Austria international’s progress, despite the player’s desire.

In terms of the Red Devils, the club have now missed out on a number of deals to bring a striker to the club, with former target Benjamin Šeško agreeing to join RB Leipzig from RB Salzburg in 2023, whilst the club called off their interest in fellow Austrian forward Marko Arnautović earlier this month, after the club’s £8m bid for the Bologna striker was rejected.

And Jones believes that the signing of Kalajdžić, who has been described as “crazy” in the air by Marcel Reif, would be surprising, given that he’s not guaranteed to be ready to play a significant part in the squad this season.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “Kalajdžić, this is probably a little bit of a gamble.

“I mean, Tottenham, were looking at signing him at the start of the year.

“And that was really a thought process of signing a player who’s good, and has got a lot of potential and would eventually become part of their team, but wasn’t quite ready for it.

“So, I’ll be