LFCMike Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Xherdan Shaqiri: “I told Liverpool board I feel ready for a new challenge. They accepted my decision and will now consider bids to sell me. Liverpool won’t stop me this summer”, he told CorSport. #LFC “I’d love to come back to Italy, and I’d like to play for Lazio”, he added. - Fabrizio Romano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I'd like to play for Lazio, what a strange thing for a player to say. Surely they must be interested in signing him if he's making statements like that to the media. No disrespect to Lazio but it wouldn't be the first side you'd say you'd like to play for in Italy would it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, Devil said: I'd like to play for Lazio, what a strange thing for a player to say. Surely they must be interested in signing him if he's making statements like that to the media. No disrespect to Lazio but it wouldn't be the first side you'd say you'd like to play for in Italy would it. They're one of the club's that he's been linked with Interest in Xherdan Shaqiri expected to ramp up this week. Sevilla, Villarreal, Lazio and Napoli among clubs to express interest. Liverpool ready to do business at the right price. #LFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I presume he will have to take a wage cut or Liverpool will stay a pay a percentage of his wage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 hours ago, The Palace Fan said: I presume he will have to take a wage cut or Liverpool will stay a pay a percentage of his wage? No idea. He's on a reported £80k a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Devil said: I'd like to play for Lazio, what a strange thing for a player to say. Surely they must be interested in signing him if he's making statements like that to the media. No disrespect to Lazio but it wouldn't be the first side you'd say you'd like to play for in Italy would it. They've been linked with him lately - I think he's been made available since the season ended tbh, and his agent has probably been putting feelers out trying to get other clubs interested. I like Shaqiri - I think he's clearly got quality in him, but I do think the time is right for him to move on. He's good - but I think as backup for our front 3/Jota he's maybe a bit too far behind them in quality to be relied on to do as good of a job. Or if his quality isn't the issue, I guess his playstyle is just a bit too different to fit in as a like-for-like replacement in how we typically play. I also think at this stage of his career, probably getting more regular football is what's best for him. And unlike the last time he took a "step down" in clubs to play more regularly, Lazio are a bit more of an interesting prospect than being the main man at Stoke. I think it's important to shift him and Origi out - to open up some non-homegrown spaces for some much needed signings to address our depth up front. Our relative lack of action makes me wonder if perhaps Minamino is going to be considered again for front 3 depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 The Italian clubs are skint so you'd assume it be a loan with an option/obligation to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, Cicero said: The Italian clubs are skint so you'd assume it be a loan with an option/obligation to buy. Dunno how well that will fly with FSG trying to make it out like we're the most skint club out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Dunno how well that will fly with FSG trying to make it out like we're the most skint club out there Hard times for Liverpool now they can't sell their third team players to Bournemouth for eight figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 And he wasn't in the squad for the friendly today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 It makes sense to me he'd want out now, at 29. He's done a good few years in the Premier League with Stoke & Liverpool. Won a league title. Had played for Bayern & Inter before Stoke signed him. I remember it seemed quite the coup for Stoke at the time. And I'm sure there are a few sides around Europe that would still get the Stoke style excitement from signing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Reluctant Striker said: It makes sense to me he'd want out now, at 29. He's done a good few years in the Premier League with Stoke & Liverpool. Won a league title. Had played for Bayern & Inter before Stoke signed him. I remember it seemed quite the coup for Stoke at the time. And I'm sure there are a few sides around Europe that would still get the Stoke style excitement from signing him. I think he's now won league titles at Bayern, Liverpool... and maybe (but I don't think so) Inter. And 2 European cups. And he gave us some good moments as a squad player in his few seasons here - scoring a brace against United and getting Mourinho sacked sort of made him a cult hero with us - but him stepping in for Salah against Barcelona sort of solidified his cult hero status. I absolutely wouldn't begrudge him getting a move where he gets to play more regularly. I do like him, and he does give us something different when he's fully fit and in the swing of things... but I do think we'd maybe want someone a bit "less different" as a backup, so if we need to rely on him we won't have to change so much about how we play (as an attacking midfielder centrally, he sort of requires us having 2 holding players & as a winger, well he just doesn't have the pace that Salah and Mane have so it changes how we play quite a bit). Hope he goes somewhere where he gets plenty of time on the pitch so he can score some fucking bangers wherever he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Close to Lyon move. 6 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Lyon will turn him for 30million to Barcelona in two years where he will play 8 games before having his contract terminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LFCMike Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Deal completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Good luck, Shaqiri. May you frustrate Messi once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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