Juventus could look to sign Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri rather than offer Sebastian Giovinco a new contract.
“I wanted to leave last summer,” Shaqiri is reported as telling Blick this week.
“But the club made its decision and I had to accept that. I thought that after the World Cup it would have been better for me to try something new, I thought of moving and there were several enquiries. But Bayern decided I had to stay and I couldn’t do much else. Everyone knows though, that I want to play more. I’ll talk with Bayern again, and we’ll sit down and talk over the winter. But I really feel I’ll never be a starter, even if I score in every game.”
Juventus coach Max Allegri is apparently a fan of the Swiss international and Tuttosport reported earlier this week that Juve would prefer to sign the Bayern man to replace Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant’s contract with Juve expires next summer and he’s struggled yet again to make an impact in Turin with Olympiakos and Napoli both interested in a winter transfer.
Shaqiri spoke of Juve’s interest in signing him shortly after the end of the World Cup.
“I’m having holidays and I don’t know what will happen,” he told Tuttosport in July.
“The only sure thing is that I have a deal until 2016 with Bayern. We will see in a short time.“Juve ? I don’t know if there are contacts with them or with Liverpool and Monaco. Surely Juve could be a good option so as Liverpool and Monaco. They are a big club, who wouldn’t like to play there ? I’m a Bayern player but I wouldn’t see Bianconeri as a step backward for my career.”
According to the Express, both Liverpool and Manchester United are also interested in signing the player.
it’s pure fantasty at the moment, but shaqiri would be an interesting signing for us. Not sure how he would settle in Serie A. He looks like a Giovinco with a little more oomph to him.
Poor finisher but he’s definitely more physical and versatile
Pure speculation indeed. I don’t see anything new in this article.
I was very interested in the prospect of signing Shaqiri in the summer, but I highly doubt he can get a starting role ahead of Tevez, Llorente, Morata, or even Giovinco and Coman. We may be better off signing an older striker who doesn’t mind staying on the bench just as insurance. In the meantime, we should give as much time to Morata and Coman while perhaps finding Giovinco a team like Parma where he could play a key role as a starter.
Other than him saying he wants to play more, you’re right. More a recap given that italian and english press seem to think we’re ‘in the race’ to sign him. he seems a versatile player so i suppose it depends where we might want to play him ?
I don’t think Giovinco will stay. last year of his contract and he’s barely featured. He’s got a few years left in him, not sure he’d be happy to sit on the bench when he could be starting for most other serie a teams.
Parma would be a great team for him. The fans already love him. Or maybe Torino? They play in europe and Giovinco can play alongside Quagliarella. Tbh Giovinco is good enough for the EL and right now Torino can bring that for him. I’m not sure how the Juve fans would react to that. It went well with Quags i think.
Gio, Morata and Coman are hardly starters now either though 😛
Tevez is obviously a starter, but Llorente isn’t a guaranteed starter either, I think Shaqiri makes a good chance at starting for Juve.
Especially if we sell Gio and it seems likely to happen
This was his goal last night :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDGh2b6rxjE