Xherdan Shaqiri leaves Liverpool after three years to become the latest Lyon recruit

Lyon have completed the signing of Swiss international midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri from Liverpool, the two clubs announced on Monday.The 29-year-old moves for an initial fee of seven million dollars, rising to a potential total of $12.9 million with bonuses, Lyon said, and has signed a contract until 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Olympique Lyonnais (@ol) He joined the Reds from Stoke in a $16.17 million deal in 2018, started just five Premier League games under Jurgen Klopp last season and he hasn’t been involved in either of the club’s league games this season.The former Bayern Munich and Inter Milan attacker won the Premier League and Champions League during his time at Anfield. He then joined Liverpool in 2018 and made 63 appearances for the Anfield club over the last three seasons, leaving with winners’ medals in the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.Friday, 22.00: (4.20) Nantes (3.50) Olympique Lyon (1.88)The 96-cap Switzerland international, who featured for his country at Euro 2020, scored eight goals in 63 games for Liverpool – six of which came during his first season on Merseyside.He is the second player to move to Lyon from the Premier League in recent days after Italian international left-back Emerson Palmieri signed on loan from Chelsea. He’s also the second Liverpool player to head to Ligue 1 after Gini Wijnaldum had previously signed for Paris Saint-Germain.

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