5 attacking players at the World Cup that Liverpool should keep an eye on

#3 Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)

The little midfielder would be key to his side's prospects

The latest player to be monitored by the Merseyside club, Xherdan Shaqiri was relegated with Stoke City at the end of the 2017/18 season. In a team consisting of Championship quality players, Shaqiri was the only shining light in a disastrous campaign, contributing 8 goals and setting up a further 7.

Shaqiri announced himself during the 2014 World Cup, scoring a hattrick against Honduras in the group stage, with a curling strike from outside the box being the pick of the bunch. Already capped 69 times for the national team, the 26-year old tricky winger is still his side’s most creative player. Pitted against the likes of Brazil, Costa Rica and Serbia, Liverpool supporters would be keeping a keen eye on the winger.

The diminutive winger is understood to have a relegation release clause of around £12-£13.5 million, which at the current market rate is absolutely nothing. With Liverpool in dire need of backups for the front three, snapping up Shaqiri at that price could be a smart piece of business.