Schick switch to Juve failed due to heart problems

For RB Leipzig’s offensive man Patrik Schick, health is the top priority after a failed switch to Juventus Turin in 2017 due to heart problems at the time.

It is the most important thing for him, “in order to perform at my best, only then other components will make me better”, said the Czech, who celebrates his 24th birthday on January 24, in an interview with “Sport Bild”.

He confirmed that his planned move to Juve had failed due to health problems. “I had something on my mind at the time”, he said. He was not allowed to go into detail, but these problems did exist.

Schick went on to say that the doctors at the time had not let him play or train for a month: “It was like a shock because I had never had any heart problems before – and then you get this message.