Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Sasa Kalajdzic has hinted at his struggles with adapting to life in England and the associated cultural changes.
The striker made an €18 million move to Wolves from VfB Stuttgart last summer, having spent three years in Germany after initially starting his career in Austria.
While transitioning from Austria to Germany was likely relatively smooth, the move to the United Kingdom has proven to be more challenging.
Kalajdzic has had ample time to experience life in the UK over the past year, as he has been sidelined due to a serious knee injury sustained during his debut for the Wanderers.
In a recent interview on the Sky Sports podcast "The Audio Evidence" (quoted by Sport Witness), the 26-year-old discussed his move to Molineux and the difficulties he has faced.
“Despite 300,000 inhabitants, this is not the creme de la creme of cities,” he said.
“It’s different than in Austria or Germany. A different mentality. I come from Vienna and lived in Stuttgart. And then you come to Wolverhampton. This is actually the perfect place to start a family.
“Where in the world do you have an English restaurant? You go to an Italian restaurant, a Croatian restaurant or eat a schnitzel at an Austrian restaurant.
“Here you go to the pub. You don’t have the choice here like in Vienna or Stuttgart. All the cafes here, everything that isn’t a pub, closes at three or four o’clock.”
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