Lothar Matthaus accused his former club Inter of “shameful” behaviour towards Xherdan Shaqiri.
The German Nerazzurri legend spoke to Blick about the situation, which saw Shaqiri signed in January from Bayern Munich only to be put back on the market six months later.
“Mancini did not have any faith in Shaqiri and without that no player can show his true worth,” slammed Matthaus.
Lothar Matthaus accused his former club Inter of “shameful” behaviour towards Xherdan Shaqiri.
The German Nerazzurri legend spoke to Blick about the situation, which saw Shaqiri signed in January from Bayern Munich only to be put back on the market six months later.
“Mancini did not have any faith in Shaqiri and without that no player can show his true worth,” slammed Matthaus.
“If you sign a player, you have to actually play him. If the Coach doesn’t help him to settle in, the player will fail. With his quality, it’s unthinkable that Xherdan could not be first choice at Inter.
“Mancini wanted him and then didn’t use him in the matches. If I were an Inter director, I’d be asking him why that happened.
“What’s been happening at Inter over the last two years is shameful and you can see the results on the field.”
The Swiss international now looks set for a return to the Bundesliga for Schalke 04, especially as he's in the stands for today's friendly against Carpi.
“I’d been happy to see Shaqiri at Bayern Munich, but Pep Guardiola does not admire players who are tactically anarchic,” continued Matthaus.
“Schalke made errors in the past, but if this transfer went through, both clubs would win.”