Sport Bild (by means of @bayer04Xtra) reports that Bayer Leverkusen are open to offering Patrick Schick this summer season due to an incompatibility in playing designs.

Schick just does not fit the kind of striker that head coach Xabi Alonso is trying to find. On top of this, the 28-year-old had a hard time when it pertained to defending a beginning location at Leverkusen, typically avoiding the competitors instead of encouraging himself to play much better.

The arrival of Martin Terrier likewise does not bode well for Schick on top of the reality that he is the leading earner at the club with the Czechia worldwide earning €7.5m a year. 

A departure of Schick might suggest that Leverkusen takes a look at purchasing another striker this summer season that is more suitable with Alonso’s design of play. The striker ought to likewise have the ability to enhance Victor Boniface much better than Schick does. 

Since signing up with Leverkusen in 2020 for €26.5m, Schick has actually had an up and down time at the BayArena. The 28-year-old’s finest season remained in 2021/22 when he scored 24 times in 27 Bundesliga video games for Die Werkself however ever since he has actually dealt with injury and to reach those heights as soon as again. 

GGFN | Jack Meenan