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Published 16:10 IST, August 24th 2021

Shaqiri swaps Liverpool for Lyon after three years at Anfield

Xherdan Shaqiri has completed a transfer to Lyon, leaving Liverpool after three seasons and 45 games with the club.

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Xherdan Shaqiri has completed a transfer to Lyon, leaving Liverpool after three seasons and 45 games with the club.

It is the first time Shaqiri has played with a Ligue 1 club, after joining Liverpool in 2018 from Stoke City, and previously having stints with Basel, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.

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It's believed Lyon paid 9.5 million pounds for Shaqiri, making it a loss for Liverpool, who paid 13.5 million pounds to activate a release clause when he transfered from Stoke.

16:10 IST, August 24th 2021