In this summer's transfer market, the most watched center is the "popular fried chicken" Haaland, but don't forget that there is also a super goalscorer from Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga - Czech international Shik!
With Haaland's €75 million penalty clause in Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund coming into effect, it is conceivable that giants such as Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Barca (if they can save money) and even Paris Saint-Germain have begun to pursue Haaland in the face of such a "cabbage price". In addition, there are rumors that Real Madrid are looking forward to signing Haaland in the future to replace Benzema, and Bayern seems to be regarded as Haaland's potential next home.
However, there is only one Haaland and only one club that finally signed Haaland this summer. So what about other clubs that need to strengthen in the centre-forward position? Therefore, Sigg, who has just shaken football at the European Cup and beat Haland in the Bundesliga this season, is undoubtedly an alternative for many big clubs.
The 186cm tall Sikh made his debut in Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic, on loan to the Bohemians of Prague in the 2015–16 season, and then landed in Serie A for a very successful season in Sampdoria. Unexpectedly, however, Hick was returned by Juventus for failing to pass the examination, and then joined Roma for a total cost of 42 million euros (first rented and then bought), and only scored 5 goals in 2 seasons.
It was not until the summer of 2019 that Sigg joined The Bundesliga's emerging powerhouse Leipzig on loan, quickly regaining form after overcoming an ankle injury at the beginning of the season, and finally scored 10 goals in 22 league games, becoming the team's second top scorer. Sigg deserved to be bought out, but didn't want Leipzig to pay a 29 million buyout, and instead signed another high school striker from Norway, Solot, for 20 million euros.
Leipzig's voluntary abandonment allowed another Bundesliga powerhouse, Bayer Leverkusen, to seize the opportunity. So last summer, Bayer Leverkusen, who had just sold Havertz and Flanders, who had already received 100 million euros in transfer revenue, successfully signed Hick for a transfer fee of 26.5 million euros (including additional clauses of up to 29 million). Then last season, Sigg, who had just joined the team, contributed nine goals in the league even if he was injured.
As for last summer's European Championship, it was undoubtedly a key battle for Hick to regain his strength. Especially against Scotland, in addition to the performance of "double off", Hick even completed a 45.4-meter long-range hanging shot, thus creating the farthest goal in the history of the European Championship and one of the best goals of the European Championship.
Such an "open-ended" performance allowed Hick to extend his good form into this season. So far this season, Hick has scored 17 Bundesliga goals in 15 appearances, second only to Bayern star Lewandowski (20 goals) in the Bundesliga top scorer list, but his data such as time per ball and chance conversion rate are even higher than Levan, and also significantly higher than Haaland.
Not only that, the 26-year-old Sigg is currently in the year of the game, the value has risen to 40 million euros, and the cost performance is significantly better than Haaland. It is not difficult to understand that the transfer rumors about Hick began to appear in recent days, and even have a high degree of overlap with Haaland's transfer rumors.
So what about Hick's own attitude? In this regard, Hick recently said in an interview with the German media "Bild" that there is no plan to leave Leverkusen. 'Of course it's nice to have your name associated with those big clubs, but I'm really happy at Bayer Leverkusen at the moment and I'm looking forward to playing in the Champions League with Leverkusen.'
Hick, whose current contract with Bayer Leverkusen runs until 2025, expresses his loyalty and gesture at the same time: "I love living in Germany. At the moment, considering another club is not an option for me. Everyone knows the circumstances of my contract and I will never add to the club's troubles because of personal factors. ”