Xherdan Shaqiri is likely to change in Liverpool

The competitors last season, now teammates: Jordan Henderson (left) and Xherdan Shaqiri. (Photo: Carl Recine / Reuters)

Still, change is not definitive, nor is medical testing. But according to regular media reports is the change from Xherdan Shaqiri to Liverpool does. After Stoke's descent, Shaqiri quickly made it clear that he did not want to play in the second English league. Now, it's clear that he's playing Liverpool next season. The Reds have filled the exit clause contained in Shaqiri's contract with Stoke. Transfer fees would rise to approximately 13.5 million pounds.

After being posted to the Swiss National Team at the World Cup in Russia, Shaqiri is allowed a few days of vacation. On July 22, he meets his new colleagues at the airport to compete in the US pre-season tour

Strong last season

Shaqiri had joined Stoke in the summer of 2015 from the # 39, Inter Milan. After a few youth problems and all kinds of injury breaks and a rather mild season, the Swiss performed well last year. In 38 appearances, he scored eight goals and was the top scorer of a team busy in many other positions, but not enough to retain his Premier League status. In fact, Shaqiri was often the only player who knew how to gain momentum in difficult situations. As a result, it has become a pleasure for the crowd. According to reports, his former Stoke coach Mark Hughes, who has since moved to Southampton, has also sought after the swirling Swiss. Rumors that Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is personally engaged in his commitment came after his last season.

Sporting, the move to Liverpool is definitely a step forward. However, Shaqiri will not necessarily work on the Liverpool network. On the nimble wings wait in the new team with Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah powerful competitors.

With the tight schedule of a team that will be involved in the Champions League in the coming season, he can certainly expect more victories than those awarded him to FC Bayern Munich, where he left FC Basel between 2012 and spent three rather frustrating years in 2015. Shaqiri has a fast start, he is agile and unpredictable in his dribbling and also able to beat surprising and accurate passes. It fits perfectly with the idea of ​​Jürgen Klopp to attack football fast. With the eight goals he scored at Stoke, he would have been the Reds' fourth-leading scorer last season. However, Liverpool attacks less on wide flanks than agile dribbles. The Reds finished fourth in the last Premier League season ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal.

Liverpool looking for more transfers

Jürgen Klopp will strive to improve not only the ranking of the new season, but also Above all, to reduce the gap to the champion, who does not want to win. was not less than 25 points. Liverpool is currently looking for Croatian defender Domagoj Vida. This is under contract with Besiktas and would defend in Liverpool alongside his compatriot Dejan Lovren. After the Turkish club ended a bid of 15.9 million pounds, the double Liverpool with a bid of 17.5 million pounds.