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Southampton and Brentford chasing £2.8m Austrian speedster Husein Balic, who is one of the fastest players in football after he was clocked running 20 metres in just 2.75 seconds

Daily Mail | November 8, 2020

Related Topics: Southampton F.C., Austria, Brentford F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., L.A.S.K. Linz, Celtic F.C.

Southampton and Brentford are following fleet footed Austrian winger Husein Balic.

The 24-year-old, nicknamed ‘The Sprinter’, is regarded as one of the fastest players in international football. He was clocked running at 39km/h in an U21 clash against France and has been timed to run 20metres in just 2.75 seconds.

The left winger plays for LASK Linz in Austria and has been a target for Scottish champions Celtic in recent months.

LASK Linz winger Balic (left) is regarded as one of the fastest players in international football

Now Southampton and Brentford are following the versatile forward who has scored four goals in 11 appearances so far this season.

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