Liverpool Football Club midfielder Sheldon Shaqiri admitted on Monday that he will leave the Premier League team this summer and will be “honored” to join an Italian club like Lazio.
Shaqiri played a wonderful performance for the Swiss team in the 2020 European Cup. He scored 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 games.
According to reports on the football website, Serie A clubs such as Naples and Lazio are interested in signing Shaqiri, with the latter’s asking price of US$21 million. Goal.com.
Shaqiri praised Lazio’s sports director Igli Tare, saying he did a good job at the club, and then added that he prefers offensive football, and Lazio’s head coach Maurizio Sarri is also there Exercise.
“For many years, Igli Tare has performed well in Lazio. If he really respects me, then I am honored. I have been following Lazio for a long time and they are a top team. In general “Because of my characteristics, I like to play more offensive football, and Sarri will practice it.It will be very interesting,” Shaqiri told the Italian publication Roman sports In an interview, he was asked about his connection with Serie A clubs.
According to the “Roma Sport” report, before the 2021-22 season, Shaqiri has notified Liverpool that he is ready to meet new challenges and the Red Army has agreed to consider an offer for the Swiss midfielder.
“Fortunately, football has helped me realize many dreams. I am lucky to play with great teams and win many championships. Who knows, maybe I can even get something in the Swiss national team. My contract [with] Liverpool will expire in 2022 and I signed a four-year contract in 2018,” Shaqiri further added in the interview.
Last season, Shaqiri Only 22 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions. Of these 22 games, 14 were in the Premier League and he only won 5 starts. In the 2019-20 Premier League winning season, Shaqiri hardly participated and only played 7 league games.The 29-year-old player only played 11 games Liverpool That season, scored a goal.
“At this moment in my career, it is important to be able to play regularly, but this has not always been the case in the past three seasons. That’s why I told Liverpool that I was ready for new challenges. They accepted me. Wishes, and will seriously consider the upcoming offer. They will not stop me,” Shaqiri told the Roma Sport.
Bayern Munich and Swiss winger Shaqiri may go to Liverpool, even if he insists on staying in Germany.
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Shaqiri joined Liverpool from Stoke City in 2018 for approximately US$18 million and played 63 times for the Reds. He was part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League, Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, and then won the Premier League title a year later. However, his journey at Anfield over the past few years has been hampered by various injuries.
