A midfielder who starred for his country at Euro 2020 has told Liverpool that he wants to leave the club.
Off the back of a strong display for Switzerland at the 2020 UEFA European Championship, Xherdan Shaqiri has revealed that he is ready to exit the Merseyside club amid speculation linking him with a move to Serie A side Lazio.
Scroll through the gallery above to see the Reds' transfer activity so far in this window, per Sky Sports
"I told Liverpool, the board, I feel ready for a new challenge," the playmaker told Corriere dello Sport.
"They accepted my decision and will now consider bids to sell me. Liverpool won't stop me [from leaving] this summer.
"The important thing, at this moment in my career, is to be able to play regularly, but that hasn't always been the case in the last three seasons.
"I'm only 29 years old, I have played in some of the best leagues in Europe and I would like to continue being a part of them.
"I'm not yet thinking about the end of my career, it's a future I imagine far away. We will see what destiny has in store for me.
"I have no direct contact; my consultant team deals with the market. They inform me when there are clubs interested, you have to ask them for the names."
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The Swiss attacker is understood to have a year remaining on his contract with the Anfield side, and is valued at about €13 million (R209 million), per Transfermarkt.
If Shaqiri does leave Liverpool in this window, he will be joining the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum, Harry Wilson, and Marco Grujic, among others, who have have left the Reds over the past month – you can see them all in the gallery above!