Thohir: No difference between Inter Milan and Liverpool

Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has claimed that his side and Liverpool are at the same level after Xherdan Shaqiri chose to join the Italian club.

The Switzerland international left German side Bayern Munich earlier this month to join Serie A side Inter, having rejected the advances of Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.

And, his move to the San Siro has led president Erick Thohir to discuss his non surprise at Shaqiri’s decision.

“Inter are a big club, no different from Liverpool: just the same. That’s why I’m not surprised that Shaqiri chose to sign for Inter,” Thohir told Goal.

“We have a great history behind us. We won the Champions League three times and we are the only one in Italy that have never relegated from Serie A.”

The Inter chief then added that his plan to build a new and stronger side that will push Juventus for the Serie A title is slowly gaining momentum.

“We just want to sign the best players out there. We were aware of the lack of wingers in our current squad and that’s why we signed [Lukas] Podolski, a World Cup winner with great experience at Bayern Munich and Arsenal.

“On the other side, we want to improve our squad’s average age: 26.5 years old would be a good average age. Mateo Kovacic, Mauro Icardi and now Shaqiri are part of this strategy. They are important players for our future.

“And we still have more young talents like Juan Jesus and Dodo, the two Brazilians. More importantly, we are also fully committed to our youth academies: look at hot prospects such as [Federico] Bonazzoli.

“Our formula consists of players from the academy, future stars and some experienced players.”


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