Aston Villa are regarded as enthusiastic about signing Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain this summer season.
What’s the newest switch information on Oxlade-Chamberlain?
Oxlade-Chamberlain has been on the books at Anfield since 2017, however his days on Merseyside look like numbered. The 29-year-old has made 145 appearances for the Reds, nonetheless, he has been restricted to only 469 minutes of soccer beneath Jurgen Klopp this season.
The midfielder has began simply 4 occasions within the Premier League and is out of contract on the finish of the marketing campaign, with Fabrizio Romano stating that he’s anticipated to depart Liverpool as a free agent over the approaching months. It appears as if the Midlands could possibly be a possible vacation spot for the participant, who has a profitable report in opposition to Aston Villa, successful 11 of his 13 video games in opposition to the membership.
The Day by day Mail offered an replace concerning Oxlade-Chamberlain within the final 48 hours, saying that he has curiosity from Italy. Nevertheless, there are additionally golf equipment in England who’re eager on securing his companies, considered one of which is Villa. Brighton and Newcastle are additionally regarded as enthusiastic about his signature, with the previous of the 2 beforehand a transfer in January.
Would Oxlade-Chamberlain be a great signing for Villa?
Oxlade-Chamberlain, lauded as ‘excellent‘ as a quantity eight by journalist Raj Chohan, has loads of expertise on the highest stage for membership and nation and may play in a quantity of various midfield and attacking roles starting from a central midfielder to a winger.
On that foundation, you can say that he could possibly be a shrewd squad addition beneath Unai Emery, nonetheless, in recent times, he has struggled for sport time at Anfield. For the reason that starting of the 2020/21 season, Oxlade-Chamberlain has performed simply 38 occasions within the Premier League, together with his final actual run of video games for Liverpool coming 4 years in the past.
He hasn’t had any luck with accidents both, lacking 169 throughout his membership profession with Liverpool and Arsenal resulting from numerous completely different points. The Englishman has missed 34 video games in recent times with knee and hamstring issues, so there is no such thing as a assure he could be obtainable to Emery all yr spherical.
Due to this fact, you can say {that a} transfer for the participant over the approaching months could possibly be of venture by NSWE and Villa regardless of no switch payment required, particularly as Oxlade-Chamberlain is on a £120,000-a-week wage on Merseyside, the identical as star man Emiliano Martinez.
