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Premier League Trio Weigh Move for 30-Goal Forward as Leverkusen Faces Exodus

Summer Striker Search Heats Up Among English Giants

It must be summer again—sunshine, transfer whispers, and another familiar name back on the radar of English football’s self-styled elite. This time it’s Patrik Schick, the perennially linked, sporadically explosive Czech forward, who is reportedly being tracked by Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea. According to Caught Offside, Bayer Leverkusen would consider offers in the €30-40 million range for the 29-year-old, whose 30-goal campaign has reignited Premier League interest.

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“CaughtOffside understands his Leverkusen future is in some doubt this summer,” the report states. For a player under contract until 2027, that’s football’s version of a raised eyebrow. Perhaps Schick, like several of his teammates—Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong, and even Florian Wirtz—is sensing that the band might be breaking up at Xabi Alonso’s breakout club.

Familiar Faces, Familiar Gaps

All three English suitors have their reasons. Arsenal have the midfield. They have the build-up. What they often lack is someone to put the ball in the net. Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz only sharpened that need. Arsenal’s goal-scoring problems have been a real issue this season.

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At United, it’s about more than just gaps up front. It’s systemic. The club is rebuilding under permanent flux, and Schick—clinical, experienced, physically imposing—could bring a measure of certainty. And Chelsea? Well, they’re always looking. Nicolas Jackson remains a work in progress; Schick would at least offer a known quantity.

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Cost, Age, and Opportunity

€30-40 million for a 29-year-old may not scream value in today’s market, but context matters. Schick’s experience, consistency, and availability make him more than just a speculative signing. Yet with no club yet leading the race, this one might play out deep into the summer.

“Patrik Schick could be on his way out of Bayer Leverkusen,” Caught Offside notes. But as ever in modern football, whether he’s heading to London, Manchester, or nowhere at all, will depend as much on agents, timing, and dominoes falling elsewhere.

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Our View – EPL Index Analysis

Arsenal, United or Chelsea—this feels like one of those transfers that excites agents more than supporters. Patrik Schick has had a good season, yes. But when you scratch beneath the headline figure of 30 goals, how many were scored in high-stakes games? How many would translate in the Premier League’s pace, physicality and relentless intensity?

For Arsenal fans, the concern is clear: is Schick really the right answer to the club’s long-term centre-forward conundrum? He lacks the pace of a Darwin Núñez, the link-up finesse of a Harry Kane, and doesn’t fit the press-heavy profile Mikel Arteta typically prefers.

At United, the fear is of repeating the mistakes of the past—signing players who are just good enough to stall development but not good enough to lead a revival. And at Chelsea, where systems and managers change more often than the starting XI, you wonder if Schick would be the next name buried under the weight of expectation and inconsistency.

All three clubs have striker issues. But whether Schick is the solution—or just another temporary patch—remains a very open question.