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Liverpool Star Reveals Return to Former Club Is 'Always an Option' Despite Signing This Summer

Xherdan Shaqiri has said he is open to a return to Basel one day, saying it would represent a special moment for him and his family.

Basel gave Shaqiri his first team breakthrough in 2009 and he went on to play for Bayern Munich, Inter and Stoke before landing at Liverpool in the summer.

And he explained that returning to Basel in his home country of Switzerland is something he considers to be very much on the agenda down the line.

He told Blick: "Coming back to Basel is always an option. For my parents, it would be special if I came back.