Roma striker Patrik Schick has “no misgivings” about his aborted transfer to Juventus last summer.
The Czech international was all-set to sign for the Bianconeri from Sampdoria, and had a medical during the Under-21 European Championships.
However, the tests picked up a heart inflammation and the deal was cancelled, with the youngster eventually moving to the Giallorossi in a deal worth up to €42m.
“Do I wonder what might have been? No, I’ve already closed it out,” Schick told Lidovky in his homeland.
Roma striker Patrik Schick has “no misgivings” about his aborted transfer to Juventus last summer.
The Czech international was all-set to sign for the Bianconeri from Sampdoria, and had a medical during the Under-21 European Championships.
However, the tests picked up a heart inflammation and the deal was cancelled, with the youngster eventually moving to the Giallorossi in a deal worth up to €42m.
“Do I wonder what might have been? No, I’ve already closed it out,” Schick told Lidovky in his homeland.
“I never looked back at it, it wouldn’t be worth it. I was glad to move to Roma and I had no misgivings that Juventus didn’t work out.
“After the first round of medicals I knew there was a heart problem. They told me right away.
“That’s why I told you: ‘it’s not clear, we have to wait for the results to come’. I already knew there was something wrong, I had to do extra things which weren’t standard.”
In his first season in Rome, Schick scored only three goals – will next season be better?
“I hope so! I’m already working hard, I just need to prove what I can do. When I went to Rome I was a bit inexperienced, as I was when I went to Sampdoria. They must have thought some idiot was coming…
“I think that’s how it works with me, in the second year I’ll show who I really am.
“It’s given me a completely new experience. I don’t think anywhere in the world has the pressure and the demand of the fans that you get in Rome.”