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Arsenal plot shock transfer swoop for Liverpool star after slipping down on Klopp’s pecking order
Arsenal are considering a surprise move for former player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain according to The Sun.
The 28-year-old Liverpool midfielder spent six years at the Emirates before joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017 for a fee of £35 million.
He is now weighing the possibility of reuniting with former Arsenal teammate Mikel Arteta in the January transfer window.
Since helping Jurgen Klopp’s team win their first Premier League title two years ago, the Ox has grown frustrated with his lack of opportunities.
He missed the first four months of last season due to a knee injury, and he has only started four games for Liverpool since.
Despite the fact that his £125,000-a-week contract runs until 2023, he is beginning to feel the need for a new challenge.
Liverpool are unlikely to obstruct a player who has fallen behind Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott in Klopp’s midfield pecking order.
They would, however, demand a reasonable fee for a man with 35 England caps, despite the fact that he has not played for his country in over two years.
Arsenal are interested in a six-month loan with the option of a permanent contract at the end of the season.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has a good relationship with Arteta, who also joined Arsenal in the summer of 2011, and both played a role in Arsenal’s FA Cup victories in 2014 and 2015.
The Gunners paid £15 million to sign the 17-year-old Ox from Southampton, and he quickly became a fan favorite.
Arteta is now considering whether his experience can help develop young Arsenal players like Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, and Martin Odegaard.
With Granit Xhaka out for three months due to a knee injury, and Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny away at the African Cup of Nations in January, Arsenal will need all the midfield help they can get.
Oxlade-return Chamberlain’s to London could also benefit his family life, as his partner Perrie Edwards gave birth to their first child in August.
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Arsenal plot shock transfer swoop for Liverpool star after slipping down on Klopp’s pecking order
