According to James Pearce, Liverpool will look for €30m (£25.5m) if they are to sell Xherdan Shaqiri in the summer.
What’s the story?
The Switzerland international has been the subject of loan offers from both AS Roma and Sevilla, but it seems that Jurgen Klopp wants to keep him at Anfield for now – both approaches have been rejected.
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However, Pearce has also revealed the Reds would look to move him on for €30m (£25.5m) if there is interest in the summer.
Would be fantastic business
The 28-year-old moved to Merseyside in 2018 from Stoke City for £13m, and he proved his worth last campaign. In 30 appearances for the club, he scored six goals and provided five assists, whilst he also started in the famous 4-0 win against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second leg.
However, this time out, he has started just one Premier League game – albeit a match in which he did score, against Everton – and he has spent a considerable amount of time on the sidelines due to injury. Even when he has been fit and able to play, Jurgen Klopp has appeared reluctant to play him.
His time appears to be coming to an end with the European champions and, although he has left his mark and contributed to their success, he is not a player that cannot be replaced.
At the end of the day, he has taken up a bit-part role, and has never even been close to being a regular starter.
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As such, if Michael Edwards was able to negotiate a deal which would see him bring in almost double the price the club parted with to secure Shaqiri’s signature, it would be a miraculous bit of business.
Moving on a player who rarely plays for almost a 100% profit is genius, and it would be another boost to the club – it is the kind of business that the biggest and best-run teams on the planet do.
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