After 12 years. The ex-Bayern Munich and Liverpool star is back at his first club
Yasmine Green
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
The star of many top clubs, as well as a participant of several big tournaments as a member of the Swiss national team, Xherdan Shaqiri was not long without a club after the cancellation of his contract with American Chicago.
After a 12-year career outside his football homeland, the 32-year-old midfielder has returned to the club where he started his journey in football - Basel. Shaqiri signed a contract until the summer of 2027. It is for Basel he played the most matches in his career for one club - 130.
In them he scored 23 goals and gave 27 assists, being a player of the Swiss grandee in 2009-2012. In the summer of 2012, he moved to Bayern Munich for a sum in the region of €12 million.
Apart from it, he has been a player for Inter, Stoke City, Liverpool, Lyon and American Chicago, which he represented for the last two and a half years.