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30th March 2018
09:52pm BST

"I had to realise that it's a bit different when you have players like Ribéry and Thiago at Bayern or Icardi and Kovacic at Inter.
"Here at Stoke I can not exert too much influence, simply because there is a lack of quality around me."
While Shaqiri is contracted up to 2020, several clubs have been linked with the 26-year-old and his opinion on Stoke could translate to a come-and-get-me plea.
The former Bayern Munich and Inter Milan winger has claimed that it will take some significant investment from the Potters board to convince him to stay at the bet365 Stadium beyond the summer.
He added: "I can not just down tools but it would take something extreme from Stoke in the transfer market this summer to revive my enthusiasm."Explore more on these topics: