From this morning's edition of the Swiss paper 20 Minuten (translation courtesy of your friendly neighborhood Fed):
National team star Shaqiri from Bayern to Liverpool?
20 Minuten has learned from those in Shaqiri's Basel circle that the little powerhouse just might be playing for Liverpool next season. Shaqiri recently indicated in an interview with 20 Minuten that he could easily see himself playing in England some day, telling us also "I don't want to go through another year like the last one." In the meantime Shaqiri's advisors---namely, his brother Erdin---have held talks with Bayern and are on the verge of switching (Shaqiri's) allegiances from Bayern to the Reds.
Meanwhile, Shaqiri himself is focusing on the World Cup. Nevertheless, the footballing magician sat on the bench until the 64th minute for the national team's friendly against Peru in Luzern, coming on for Xhaka and immediately making his presence felt---first, with an assist to Rodriguez and then Lichtsteiner (78th minute), and then, six minutes later, scoring a goal himself to make the final score 2-0.
http://www.20min.ch/sport/fussball/story/Wechselt-Nati-Star-Shaqiri-von-Bayern-zu-Liverpool--22767452
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