Five potential replacements for Luis Suarez at Liverpool

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2. Xherdan Shaqiri

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Though not a like-for-like replacement for Suarez, Shaqiri might be heading Liverpool’s way if Bayern Munich bid for Suarez in a player-plus-cash exchange. Bayern will be on the lookout for a striker after selling Mario Gomez to Fiorentina and after being unable to sign Robert Lewandowski from Dortmund. Suarez’s agent Pere Guardiola is the brother of Pep Guardiola, the Bayern manager, and this might clinch the deal in Bayern’s favour.

Brendan Rodgers is known to be an admirer of the 21-year-old Swiss international and will want to sign him after missing out on Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Shaqiri is young, versatile and technically strong, and is capable of playing on either flank of a front-three. He will fit perfectly in the Liverpool setup that Rodgers has developed.

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