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The agent of Patrik Schick has talked up the idea of the striker joining AC Milan from Bayer Leverkusen this summer.
Milan are continuing their search for a new centre-forward to partner Santiago Gimenez and TMW recently reported that the management are evaluating the idea of moving for Schick. The Bayer Leverkusen man is a target for the sporting director Igli Tare specifically, they added.
The 29-year-old has played in Serie A before for Roma and Sampdoria before moving to Germany, where he has amassed 168 appearances and 81 goals for Bayer Leverkusen. However, he is behind Victor Boniface when he is fully fit, another striker linked with the Rossoneri.
‘He’d love to go to Milan’
The former Czech Republic striker Pavel Kuka is now the agent of Schick, and he spoke exclusively to MilanNews regarding the future of the former Roma man, who is being linked to Milan.
What are the chances of a return to Italy, with Milan?
“Anything can happen in football. But be careful: Patrik still has a two-year contract with Leverkusen. We’ll see what happens in the future. Although anything is possible. Personally, I think it’s unlikely he’ll leave this summer because Leverkusen has already sold so many players.
“It would be a serious blow from a sporting perspective if, in addition to the players who have left [Wirtz, Xhaka, Tah, and Frimpong], the club also sold one of the strongest players still in the squad, like Schick.”
Vlahovic is Allegri’s first choice, but are Milan really keeping an eye on your client?
“Yes, even though there are always a lot of rumours in football. It’s true that there are a couple of clubs that want him. It’s just my opinion, but Patrik is one of the best players in the world right now.
“Just think about his average minutes played, and all that without taking penalties. If he had done that today, he might have more goals than Kane, Haaland, and Lewandowski. Patrick is a complete striker and… underrated.”
But can Milan afford him?
“I think so.”
Would he give up the Champions League to join a Milan side without European football?
“He’d love to go to Milan, no matter when. And for the Rossoneri, having a player like the current Patrik Schick would be a real coup. And for a player with his undoubted qualities, the price tag isn’t expensive.”
Almost all of the world’s best players play in the Premier League, with the exception of Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG and Saudi Arabia. Why has Schick never been sought after by the English big clubs?
“Anything can happen… he had already been in talks with Manchester United in the past. But the sporting side is crucial, and at Bayer Leverkusen he fought for and won the Bundesliga, adding the German Cup.
“There he won the Double… coming within a whisker of the Treble. At the BayArena, he also plays in the Champions League… transfer fees and salary aren’t everything. That said, I wouldn’t rule out a move to AC Milan this summer.”
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