Vlahovic destined for greatness as Italiano hails ‘extraordinary’ Fiorentina star

After
helping
Serbia
qualify
for
the
2022
World
Cup
during
the
international
break,
Vlahovic
scored
a
brace
as
Fiorentina
stunned
high-flying
Milan
in
Florence
on
Saturday
(November
20).

Only
Bayern
Munich
talisman
Robert
Lewandowski
(38)
has
scored
more
goals
than
Vlahovic
(27)
since
the
start
of
2021
in
the
big-five
European
leagues.

Vlahovic
–
who
is
set
to
leave
the
Viola
after
opting
against
signing
a
new
deal
–
also
equalled
Kurt
Hamrin
(1960)
as
the
Fiorentina
player
with
the
most
Serie
A
goals
scored
in
a
calendar
year.

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The
21-year-old
has
been
linked
with
Premier
League
champions
Manchester
City,
Tottenham,
Arsenal,
Inter,
Atletico
Madrid
and
Bundesliga
holders
Bayern
as
Italiano
lauded
the
forward.

“He
is
destined
to
a
great
career,
not
because
he
scores
goals
and
knows
how
to
play,
but
because
of
the
way
he
trains,”
Italiano
told
Sky
Sport
Italia.

“It’s
extraordinary
to
watch
him
train,
he
takes
all
that
with
him
into
the
match
situation.

“We’ll
see
what
happens
in
future,
but
right
now
he
is
working
so
hard
and
giving
the
team
everything.

“I’ve
said
many
times,
Dusan
is
not
thinking
about
anything
other
than
preparing
for
these
games.
You
see
his
approach
and
impact.

“He
knows
everything
depends
on
performances
and
has
the
character
of
a
veteran.”