VfB Stuttgart: Sasa Kalajdzic will probably be out until the end of the year

VfB Stuttgart have to do without striker Sasa Kalajdzic for several months. As the Swabians announced on Monday, the Austrian international will be operated on in the coming days due to a shoulder dislocation with damage to several ligaments in his right shoulder. The 24-year-old will “probably be out until the end of the year”.

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“Sasa’s injury hits us hard because he plays a central role in our game and is also an important factor for our team because of his positive nature,” said VfB sporting director Sven Mislintat: “Unfortunately, the operation and the associated one is long Downtime is inevitable, so we have to do without Sasa for a long time. “

Kalajdzic injured his shoulder in a header duel with Nordi Mukiele in the 4-0 draw at RB Leipzig on Friday. The two-meter man from Vienna, the Swabians’ best Bundesliga scorer with 16 goals in the preseason, recently missed parts of the preparation due to a corona infection.

Now the Stuttgart are looking for a replacement. “Perhaps the market will provide an opportunity that would fit into our budget,” Mislintat told the kicker: “Everything has to fit.”