Liverpool: Fans don’t want Xherdan Shaqiri sold amid Lazio transfer rumours

A number of Liverpool fans have implored the club not to sell Xherdan Shaqiri amid transfer reports linking him with a move to Lazio.

The print edition of Corriere dello Sport claimed [via Sport Witness] that the Serie A side have an interest in the Switzerland international, with the Rome club’s director of football Igli Tare saying that he “fell in love with him” during his time at FC Basel.

The report added that Lazio see him as a ‘market opportunity’ and that Jurgen Klopp is willing to offload the 28-year-old ‘at an affordable price’. The update was later shared on Twitter by @LFCTransferRoom.

❗️Lazio want Xherdan Shaqiri from #LFC – their interest 'has been confirmed'. Igli Tare, Lazio’s director of football fell in love with him when he was playing for Basel & the player is seen as a market opportunity with the Reds wanting to sell at a affordable price. [@CorSport] pic.twitter.com/FAmJLGKHOa

— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) August 19, 2020

Shaqiri barely featured for Liverpool last season, making just 11 appearances in all competitions totalling 263 minutes and starting only twice in the league, with injuries a factor in his limited involvement (as per TransferMarkt). However, he has a track record of scoring against the Reds’ fiercest rivals, with a brace against Manchester United in December 2018 and a goal against Everton a year later.

These Reds supporters on Twitter were up in arms over the potential sale of the Swiss winger – one called for Divock Origi, scorer of just six goals in 42 appearances last term, to be sold instead, while another fumed that “FSG need to go bankrupt” if they sacrifice Shaqiri to make way for Harry Wilson, the 23-year-old who has still made just one senior appearance for Liverpool.

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Check out some of the feedback from Reds fans below:

https://twitter.com/lfc_ik/status/1296091423645802496

Personally if we’re not to get anyone else in I want shaq to be the 4th attacker. Essentially I’d rather sell origi than shaq. https://t.co/zqYGbe80IA

— Paul (@OKane_98) August 19, 2020

Pain. https://t.co/DxvttcVRB0

— Adi (@GetBxck__) August 19, 2020

Great they’re going to sell him and replace him with Harry Wilson. FSG need to go bankrupt.

— Adwen (@Adwenooo) August 19, 2020

Should have been given more game time this season and I would definitely keep him in the squad.

He offers something that no one else in the squad does.

— Petar Soldo (@Petar_DRC) August 19, 2020