Shaqiri: I don’t regret leaving Guardiola Bayern. I won my second European Championship in the Reds

Sports 12:32am, 27 July 2025 58

33-year-old Shaqiri currently plays for Basel. He joined Bayern in the summer of 2012 and won the triple championship with the team in the 12-13 season. In January 2015, Shaqiri went to Inter Milan on loan, and he officially transferred to leave Bayern that summer.

When asked if he regretted leaving the Bayern team Guardiola coached, Shaqiri said: "It was a right decision, and I would not regret any decision, and every choice I made in my career was well thought out.

"I think these decisions were also very successful for me, for example, after leaving Bayern, I won my second Champions League with Liverpool, so the result was not bad. I learned important things at all stages of my career and got important things. ”

Shaqiri returned to Basel last summer. He was in excellent form last season, with 51 appearances and 23 goals and 23 assists, helping Basel win the Swiss Super League title.

Shaqiri said: "Last season we demonstrated our ambition and desire for the championship. I personally do the same: I am not back here to end my career, but to achieve as much as I can with my hometown team, and I want to win every championship I have the chance to compete for. Of course, my biggest goal is to represent Basel in the Champions League again. I am focusing on this now, and retirement is not my consideration. ”