'Man City and Spurs target Vlahovic can be a football great'
Man City and Tottenham target Dusan Vlahovic has been tipped to become a football great by international team-mate Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Both men play with Serbia and are all set to face Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in a pulsating top-of-the-table World Cup qualifier on Sunday.
The pair know each other well as both play their club football in Italy's Serie A.
Milinkovic-Savic has established himself as one of the finest midfielders in Europe with his displays for Lazio. But he was keen to talk up his younger compatriot who has been scoring goals for Fiorentina.
Related articles
What did Milinkovic-Savic say about Vlahovic?
The 26-year old was speaking to FIFA.com about the reasons why so many big clubs are being linked with the young striker.
He was asked just how good Vlahovic can become and was emphatic with his answer.
"Good? He’s not good, he’s outstanding. I’m quite certain the stats would back that up, considering his age," he said.
"However, I think he’s the type of player who still gets annoyed when he doesn’t play well, so he’s definitely going to get better and get the world talking about him, which is something I like about him."
Vlahovic has set Serie A alight in recent seasons, netting 29 goals in his last 49 league appearances for Fiorentina.
And Milinkovic-Savic knows it's this thirst for goals that really make Vlahovic stand out from the rest.
I like how he wants to prove himself, so I think he’s bound to become one of the greats
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic"In both training and matches, he never takes it lightly when he misses a chance, so he has a hunger for scoring goals and winning," he added.
"I like how he wants to prove himself, so I think he’s bound to become one of the greats."
Where will Vlahovic go?
As well as Man City and Spurs, Vlahovic has been linked with Arsenal, Milan and Juventus.
But Fiorentina are reluctant to sell him in January and reports are Vlahovic wants to see the season out with the club.
However, it is believed the club would consider the sale if there were bids over €60 million.
