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title: "Exclusive: Ex-PL star drops verdict on Shaqiri exit from Liverpool"
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author: "Harry Sherlock"
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published: "2021-08-25T05:15:30Z"
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# Exclusive: Ex-PL star drops verdict on Shaqiri exit from Liverpool

**Former Premier League striker Nigel Jemson is not surprised that Xherdan Shaqiri has left Liverpool this summer.**

The winger has moved to French club Lyon for a fee of [£9.5m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58300490), signing a three-year contract with the Ligue 1 outfit.

Shaqiri moved to Liverpool for a fee of [£13m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44818207) in 2018 but somewhat struggled to make a real impact at the club, who [confirmed his departure](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/441512-xherdan-shaqiri-seals-permanent-move-to-lyon) on Monday.

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Indeed, the Switzerland international made a total of[63 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/xherdan-shaqiri/profil/spieler/86792) for the club, but during his time at Anfield, he made just 18 Premier League starts.

Jemson is a Liverpool fan and is unsurprised that the 29-year-old has been allowed to leave the club as he seeks first-team minutes elsewhere.

His move comes after the diminutive winger impressed at Euro 2020, playing in five games as the Swiss reached the quarter-finals, knocking out France on the way. He scored three times, including a goal in the last eight penalty shootout defeat to Spain.

Jemson said: *“Well it doesn’t surprise me that he’s been looking to go. He’s been there now for quite a while, and he’s never been a regular.*

*“He’s also been to the Euros in the summer and I thought he did very well, actually, for Switzerland. But he needs, probably, to move on. He’s not getting any younger.”*