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Report: Arsenal want Patrik Schick, but may need to pay £50m

Jordan Harris

Mon 28 February 2022 12:15, UK

Arsenal are interested in signing Patrik Schick this summer, but the Gunners may have to pay at least £50 million if they hope to land the striker, .

Mikel Arteta is certainly going to be signing at least one forward at the end of the campaign. Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are out of contract in the coming months.

Reports claimed that they have made contact with Alexander Isak. And they have also been linked with Dominic Calvert-Lewin. But they also have their eye on other names.

And according to Jeunes Footeux, the player Arsenal are now looking at is Schick. The Czech Republic international is enjoying a stunning season with Bayer Leverkusen.

Of course, he went into this campaign off the back of an amazing showing at Euro 2020. He has now scored 20 goals in 20 games in the Bundesliga. Only Robert Lewandowski has scored more.

that Leverkusen would want at least £50 million before they sell the 26-year-old.

Some numbers may concern Arsenal as Gunners eye Schick

Schick appears to have taken his game to another level in the last 12 months. He has always been considered a hugely exciting talent. Julian Nagelsmann said he was an ‘‘.

However, he had previously struggled to realise that potential.

In fact, before this season, his best return in a single league campaign was 11. So clearly, his performances this year have been remarkable.

Interestingly, that is not the only number that may worry Arsenal as they weigh up a move for Schick.

, his expected goals this season excluding penalties in the Bundesliga is 12.5.

No player in the league is outperforming their expected goals tally more when you take penalties out of the equation.

Given his previous record, that may perhaps hint that this may be more of a freak season for Schick.