- Transfer News
Premier League clubs miss out on Shaqiri
Inter Milan have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich for Xherdan Shaqiri, despite interest from Premier League clubs Liverpool and Stoke City.
.@Inter_Channel: "#Inter and @FCBayern agree terms for @XS_11official. Just the paperwork to be signed" #ForzaInter #FCIM
— F.C. Internazionale (@Inter_en) January 8, 2015According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, representatives of Inter visited Bayern's headquarters on Thursday morning, meeting with the Bundesliga club's chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, sporting director Martin Sammer and Shaqiri's agent.
A deal worth a reported total of €15 million (£11.7m) was struck early in the afternoon, and the club confirmed via Twitter that the deal is agreed save for the paperwork.
Shaqiri will reportedly join Inter initially on a loan deal until the end of the season, but with the obligation to make it permanent in the summer, with the Switzerland international set to sign on until 2019.
He is expected to travel to Milan on Thursday afternoon after skipping training with Bayern in the morning as negotiations were underway.
He will say his goodbyes to his Bayern teammates, who on Friday jet out to Doha for a week-long training camp during the Bundesliga's winter break.
Shaqiri set to move to Inter Milan! Agreement between FCB and Inter. He will undergo a medical tomorrow and then sign a contract.
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) January 8, 2015Should all the paperwork go through in time, Shaqiri could make his debut in Sunday's clash with Genoa at the San Siro, when former Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski will also make his first appearance in front of his new club's fans.
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd
Live Sports
Communication error please reload the page.
-
Football
-
Cricket
-
Rugby
-
- Days
- Hrs
- Mins
- Secs
F1 - Abu Dhabi GP
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix December 11-13
1. Max Verstappen ()
2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
4. Alexander Albon ()
5. Lando Norris ()
6. Carlos Sainz Jr ()
-
ESPNOtherLive >>
Darts - Premier League
Golf - Houston Open
Snooker - China Open
Tennis - Miami Open
Premier League 2020/21
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +51 | 86 |
| 2 | Man United | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | +29 | 74 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | +26 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | +22 | 67 |
| 5 | Leicester | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | +18 | 66 |
| 6 | West Ham | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +15 | 65 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | +23 | 62 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | +16 | 61 |
| 9 | Leeds | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | +8 | 59 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 59 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | +9 | 55 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 45 |
| 13 | Wolves | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 45 |
| 14 | Crystal Pal | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | -25 | 44 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 43 |
| 16 | Brighton | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 39 |
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -26 | 28 |
| 19 | West Brom | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -41 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheff United | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | -43 | 23 |
