Gakpo? No, buy Schick, advises Real Madrid’s respected analyst

Real Madrid are apparently looking for a new striker to back Karim Benzema, who is suffering from health problems. And one day replace him. Will it be Czech international Patrik Schick?

Real want a promising striker who would only fill in for Benzema at first when the Frenchman is not quite ready or needs a rest. And once Benzema is underperforming or outright quits, to have his deputy fully replace him. There are several options that the White Ballet are considering.

There is talk, for example, of Victor Osimhen from Naples, who is said to be highly coveted by Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti himself. The number one option, however, is supposed to be a cheaper option in the form of Cody Gakpo, the Dutch youngster who at 23 years of age is rocking the PSV Eindhoven colours and preparing for the World Cup in Qatar, which is approaching in leaps and bounds.

But according to Jakub Dobiáš, a renowned Czech analyst and owner of 11 Hacks, an even better option could be the purchase of Patrik Schick from Bayer Leverkusen, even though the former RB Leipzig, AS Roma and Sampdoria Genoa player is having a horrible season, where he and his team are not doing well at all and are getting very bad marks from the media in the 1. Bundesliga.

“I don’t think Gakpo would solve Real’s problems with the attacking two. He may be a great striker one day, but he is primarily a great winger. He lacks the right shooting instinct. He’s more like a Vinícius Júnior type of player and Real don’t need one right now,” Jakub Dobiáš said in an interview with BilyBalet.cz, Real Madrid’s Czech fan website.

And he gave reasons why Real should rather go after Schick. “He’s out of the squad now, so he could be cheaper than in the summer. There are not many footballers like Schick on the market. Hecombines good finishing and a very good pre-final phase,” he added.

He continued.Of course, it is a question of how he would be able to fulfil the role of a joker, but in general he has great movement, final pass and finishing.

Schick’s biggest problem is clearly health. That’s why Real would make sense to me. Because he wouldn’t have to play every game, Benzema would still be number one. So he could stay fit and show his best version,” the analyst said.

In any case, Patrik Schick’s transfer to Real Madrid at a time when he is not performing as expected would be a big surprise. It would certainly make more sense in the summer than now.

After all, Schick scored 24 goals in 31 competitive games for Leverkusen last season and was the Bundesliga’s second top scorer.

Ahead of him was only the unbeatable Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich (now Barcelona), leaving behind, for example, the prodigy Nor Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund (now Manchester City), who also scored six of his goals from the penalty spot compared to Schick’s single penalty.

Source: BilyBalet.cz