Fink tips Shaqiri for Bayern

Former Basel coach Thorsten Fink says Xherdan Shaqiri would be ideally suited to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Fink, now in charge of Hamburg, spent six years with Bayern as a player between 1997 and 2003.

He believes Switzerland international Shaqiri, whom he coached for two years at Basel, would thrive at the Allianz Arena.

“Xherdan is a great young player who has excellent dribbling skills,” Fink told Sport1.

“He was already at the World Cup at the age of 17. He could become a real crowd favourite if he joins Bayern. Just his physical presence would do the trick.”

“He’s quite small, like Bixente Lizarazu, and looks like a Ninja Turtle. He’s a great guy, who’s very out going.”

Shaqiri was courted by Turkish side Galatasaray throughout January, but the two clubs were unable to agree a fee, despite the player confirming his interest in a move to the Super Lig.

Bayern will witness the attacking midfielder’s abilities first hand on February 22, when they travel to meet Basel in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg.