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title: "Pundit urges West Ham to spend ‘good money’ on Patrik Schick"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-01-19T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-19T07:00:00Z"
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# Pundit urges West Ham to spend ‘good money’ on Patrik Schick

Former Sheffield Wednesday ace Carlton Palmer has urged [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/18/virals-west-ham-can-reach-agreement-for-marseille-ace-boubacar-kamara/) to spend ‘good money’ on Bayer Leverkusen striker [Patrik Schick](https://readwestham.com/2021/12/28/virals-west-ham-hunting-bayer-leverkusen-striker-patrik-schick/).

This comes after the Hammers were [recently linked](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/west-ham-problemi-in-attacco-un-francese-per-moyes-66924) with making a sensational move for the 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star.

Costing a reported £40million according to [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-transfer-news-schick-25798475), Palmer told [Give Me Sport](https://www.givemesport.com/1823201-west-ham-transfer-news-irons-want-50m-top-player-whos-only-second-to-lewandowski) that the East London club would be spent wisely.

> He’s a top player. He’s second to Lewandowski in the goalscoring charts. I think he’s the right age at 25, £40million is good money for him. When I say it’s not massive money, he’s not like your £200,000, £300,000-per-week player, he’ll fall into their budget. They need some backup for Michail Antonio, they’re too heavily reliant on Michail. When Michail’s out the side, they tend to struggle a little bit.

Capped on [33 occasions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrik-schick/nationalmannschaft/spieler/242086/verein_id/3445) by the Czech Republic, Schick has earned an outstanding [7.33 average Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/patrik-schick/280609) from 16 Bundesliga outings this season.

Overall, the man hailed for a [‘genius’](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/06/17/patrik-schick-an-outcast-turned-scoring-genius.html) long-range goal against Scotland at Euro 2020 has [scored 18 times and registered three assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrik-schick/leistungsdaten/spieler/242086) in the league.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £36million and under contract in Germany until 2025 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrik-schick/marktwertverlauf/spieler/242086)), signing the towering frontman for £40million would be a superb coup.

Possessing impressive aerial and finishing ability ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243565/Show/Patrik-Schick)), the Czech ace is purpose-built to lead the line in a David Moyes side.

With [experience and goals at the top level](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrik-schick/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/242086) as well as in the UEFA Champions League, if signed there would be a serious challenge to Michail Antonio’s role as the main striker.