Linz celebrate transfer coup
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The former Stuttgart and Frankfurt Sasa Kalajdzic returns to his Austrian homeland. The center forward is completing the coming season on a loan base at LASK. The Linzer celebrated the transfer at the Austrian Deadline Day from the Wolverhampton Wanderers as a “real transfer coup”.
Kalajdzic had recently given his comeback after over a year of injury. The 19-fold team player, whose contract with the Wolves is dated to 2027, was already plagued by three cruciate ligament tears in his career. Most recently, the 28-year-old was also associated with a change to Serie A, Italian media reported a loan planned by the promoted cremonesis including a purchase option of 5 million euros. Now the LASK is awarded the contract.
“I am very happy to be here. It was the best solution for everyone involved, both clubs have clarified it very quickly. It is important for me to get game practice, Wolverhampton supported me a lot. I just want to have fun with football, stay healthy, collect as many minutes as possible and play constantly at a good level. We can offer this to me. heard, ”said Kalajdzic, who receives the number 10 and wants to recommend himself again for the ÖFB team with more regular missions. Most recently, in November 2023 he was on the field for the national team.
Kalajdzic switched from VfB to the Wolves in 2022 for 18 million euros, but had never been able to prevail on the island due to injury. In total, there are only 16 games and four scorers for the English in the balance sheet of the center forward, who was loaned to Eintracht Frankfurt for half a year in 2024. Even with the Hesse, the two -meter -tall right foot did not get beyond six missions. Its highest market value of EUR 25 million from the summer of 2022 sank down to EUR 4 million.
“This transfer is something very special for us and represents a win-win situation for everyone involved. With Sasa Kalajdzic, we get one of the best Austrian attackers, whom we can at the same time offer the opportunity to recover for a return to the national team in order to fulfill the dream of participating in the World Cup. Proud that we were able to bring him back to the Bundesliga from the Premier League.