Former FC Basel manager Thorsten Fink has likened Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, according to a report on the Evening Standard.
Fink also believes that Shaqiri can continue to improve and has tipped the Swiss international to go on to become Jurgen Klopp’s best player.
Shaqiri and Fink worked together at Basel between 2009-11 and he claims that he knew the winger had something special all along.
He said:
Cristiano Ronaldo, he worked for what he achieved. But Messi, he had it. He didn’t have to work for this talent. Ronaldo must work for this – work with this body, work with everything. For me, Messi has this talent. That’s also for Shaqiri.
He has this talent to play. If he works very professionally, he can be the best player for Liverpool – not only a player.
Every time the aim must to be better and make the next step. If you play for Liverpool not every week, it cannot be enough for him. His aim must be to play every week.
With his possibilities, it’s not enough to play for Stoke. He can play for the biggest club in the world because of the talent he has. That’s what I wanted
Shaqiri managed to find the back of the net on Sunday as Liverpool defeated Fulham 2-0 at Anfield.
Shaqiri has quickly become a fan favourite and is providing a different attacking threat for the Merseyside club.
