Patrick Schick could make his way onto Man United's radar amid their search for a goalscorer in this summer's transfer window.
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Patrick Schick celebrates after scoring for Bayer Leverkusen.
Patrick Schick is being linked with a move to the Premier League.
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Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrick Schick has 'received multiple enquiries' from clubs in the Premier League and Serie A, according to a report by Sky Germany.
The 29-year-old's stock is currently high after he scored 27 goals in 45 appearances for Leverkusen during the 2024/25 campaign. It marked his best season in front of goal since joining the German club from AS Roma in January 2020.
Of his 27 goals, 21 were plundered in the Bundesliga, meaning only Harry Kane scored more goals in the German top flight in the most recent campaign.
Schick has been a fairly reliable source of goals in recent seasons, scoring 81 times in 168 games for Leverkusen. He scored 13 times in 33 games in 2023/24.
With two years remaining on his Leverkusen contract, the Bundesliga outfit, who recently appointed former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag as their new boss, will not feel pressured into selling the Czech Republic international this summer. It has been claimed that if he does not leave the BayArena, he could be offered a contract extension.
Although the report has not stated which clubs have enquired about signing the striker, who will turn 30 next January, he could be a realistic option for United to try and strengthen the tip of their attack this summer.
The Reds are desperate to recruit a new No.9 and their search currently offers no obvious answer. They are being linked with a catalogue of strikers and the latest to have joined the list is Eintracht Frankfurt ace Hugo Ekitike, who scored 15 Bundesliga goals in 2024/25.
United are also continuing to be heavily linked with Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Osimhen of Napoli. However, none of the aforementioned players will come cheaply.
However, despite his impressive record in 2024/25, Schick is unlikely to find himself categorised in the same bracket as Ekitike, Gyokeres and Osimhen, not least because he is slightly older and his record in front of goal has not been as prolific in comparison to Gyokeres' and Osimhen's.
Patrick Schick celebrates after scoring for Bayer Leverkusen.
Patrick Schick enjoyed a successful 2024/25 campaign.
Despite scoring 40 goals since the start of the 2023/24 campaign, the 2022/23 season saw him score just four goals in 23 games, although his campaign was ravaged by injury issues. The season prior, though, he scored 24 times in 27 Bundesliga outings.
United, despite signing Matheus Cunha for £62.5million and wanting to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in a deal that could be worth a similar fee, do not have a bottomless pit to rely on this summer, meaning their hopes of landing a new No.9 are set to rely on raising funds via player sales.
However, Schick is unlikely to command a fee as extravagant as what the likes of Gyokeres, Osimhen or Ekitike would. On the flip side, though, the Leverkusen striker is not held as high esteem as the aforementioned trio and will turn 30 next year.
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