Would Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrate a goal vs Liverpool? Midfielder talks present & future ahead of hitting free agency
- Joined the Reds in 2017
- Won several major honours
- Preparing for a new challenge
WHAT HAPPENED? The England international midfielder has previously faced the Reds while on the books of Arsenal, but has spent the last six years at Anfield – becoming a Champions League and Premier League title winner along the way. Oxlade-Chamberlain will be leaving as a free agent when his contract expires this summer, but the 29-year-old has suggested that he will find another club in the English top-flight – allowing him to cross paths with some familiar faces at some point.
WHAT THEY SAID: Oxlade-Chamberlain has told Liverpool’s official website of his future plans and what would happen if he were to find the target against the Reds with his next employer: “I don't know what happens next. It will be a busy summer chasing after him [his boy] and then seeing what comes next. But yeah, I'm sure I will probably be back here at some point in the difficult away dressing room, against these fans – I've done it before. I'll try to do my best and if I manage to score or anything, I won't be celebrating, I promise you that, because I've got so much respect for everything that I've been through here. But I told Virgil I might actually be able to dribble past him for the first time ever!”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Oxlade-Chamberlain has endured his fair share of injury issues while with Liverpool, but he has taken in 146 appearances for the club and scored 18 goals.
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WHAT NEXT? Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Naby Keita will also be severing ties with Liverpool this summer, with their Anfield farewells bid during a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa as Jurgen Klopp and the Reds board prepare to reinforce collective ranks during the next transfer window.