Xherdan Shaqiri to embark on Italian adventure with Inter Milan

Xherdan Shaqiri

Swiss International Xherdan Shaqiri will move to Inter Milan after the Italian club struck an agreement with his current club, Bayern Munich. The deal is supposed to be a six-month loan deal which will be made permanent in the summer for a reported €15 million.

The winger is expected to travel to Inter on Thursday afternoon to finalize the deal.

Shaqiri joins new signing Lukas Podolski, who made his move from Arsenal a few days ago.

Xherdan Shaqiri’s future was in doubt since the summer as he was unhappy due to lack of playing time at Bayern Munich. Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Internazionale were reportedly interested in the 23-year-old

Bayern Munich confirmed the move through their Twitter account:

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, 2015

Internazionale confirmed they have signed Shaqiri subject to paperwork:

.@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, 2015