Xherdan Shaqiri is on his way out of Liverpool after the wish to receive more playing time. According to Fabrizio Romano, Shaqiri wishes to leave the club and join Lyon. Lyon is ready to pay €6m with add-ons for the Swiss winger but Liverpool wants a higher fee. Currently, many teams in the French League need to sell their valued players due to the financial strains they are in due to covid.
Xherdan Shaqiri last season played 14 games in the league averaging 40 minutes per game. During this small amount of playing time, he still helped the team by providing 2 assists. Currently, Shaqiri is 29 years old and has been a rotation player for the Liverpool team. He can play in multiple positions as a CAM or an RW or even an RM when needed. During his three years at the club, the player scored 8 goals and assisted 9. He was for the majority used as a substitute for the team due to his progressive dribbling. Currently, the player is valued at £10.80m by Transfermarkt.
Xherdan Shaqiri in the eyes of many was stated as washed up or too old to prove his worth. But the Euros 2021 changed it all for the player. During the tournament, the player scored 3 and assisted one goal. He passed 2.0 key passes per game as well as taking 2.0 shots per 90. The player came immense for his nation during the games against France and Spain during the Knockout Stages of the tournament. Against France he had 37 touches, pass accuracy of 79%, and even won 2 ground duels. In the match against Spain, he scored a goal, made 3 key passes, had 49 touches, and had a 100% successful dribbles rate.
Why Do Lyon Wish to Sign Xherdan Shaqiri?
Last season, Depay was Lyon’s top goal scorer. He went on to leave the club for free to Barcelona. Due to this there is a massive lack of goals within the team. Shaqiri can fit that role if allowed to play in his preferred formation. With the likes of Aouar and Caqueret in the squad, he could be given the ability to drop in deep and roam around the pitch. The asking fee for the player is quite affordable for the club as well as the fact that he won’t be demanding quite high wages as well.
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