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#1 Failed transfer to Liverpool
The relation between Shaqiri and Liverpool is not something that began just this year. The Swiss international was linked with the Premier League club in the past and was once even close to a move to the club.
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Shaqiri himself had revealed that he had an offer from Liverpool in 2014. The Reds wanted to sign the player after the 2014 World Cup and then manager Brendan Rodgers even contacted him few times. However Bayern Munich,who were managed by Pep Guardiola then, blocked his move.
"I really wanted to leave in the summer of 2014. I had offers from Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. I chose Liverpool. Brendan Rodgers even called me before the World Cup. But Bayern blocked me", Shaqiri told Spox.com in 2016.
Exactly four years and and a World Cup later, Shaqiri has got his move. It was always meant to be, isn't it?
