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Report: Oxlade-Chamberlain may see out contract at Liverpool

If Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is hoping for a fresh start away from Liverpool this summer then that could now be in doubt with the club reportedly weighing up what valuation they put on the midfielder.

 

The 28 year-old is coming out of contract at the end of next season and with the likes of Mo Salah and Sadio Mane in the same boat, it seems unlikely that his re-signing shapes as a priority.

 

Additionally to that point is that Oxlade-Chamberlain would be fully aware of the logjam for places in the Liverpool midfield and would be closely assessing what his next step would be.

 

After making 43 appearances and scoring eight goals in all competitions during the 2019-20 campaign, in the last two seasons combined he has made just 46 appearances despite being fully fit for the last 18 months.

 

His last appearance this season came in the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Nottingham Forest and despite Jurgen Klopp making a number of changes for the midweek clash against Southampton, Oxlade remained on the bench.

 

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ESPN reports that Liverpool are prepared to listen to offers for Oxlade-Chamberlain this summer but the club will assess how much interest there is in him before setting a valuation on him.

 

Oxlade-Chamberlain came to the club in the summer of 2017 from Arsenal for £35 million but it his highly unlikely that the club get close to that figure.

 

And the club have shown in recent years that they are not afraid to hold on to players for their final year if they do not get the valuation they are after with some examples being Gini Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana.

 

In a position such as what Oxlade-Chamberlain faces, you weigh up the balance between professional ambition and being part of a successful squad.

 

Some like Divock Origi have been more than happy to put his own career progression to one side and become the perfect role player for the big moments, but others like Wijnaldum decide to leave despite being a first team regular.

 

So while there is a chance that Ox may have to see out his final year at the club, he would have to admit that there are far worse places to be. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fuck off Rodwell. 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah, he's a good lad. Bad luck with injuries but needs a move because he isn't ever a regular starter here. Boss player when fit. 

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6 hours ago, gkmacca said:

He was actually quite helpful when Mo and Sadio were away. 


Agreed. He scored in both the games he started. 
 

He also contributed in the early rounds of both domestic cup and started the fight back v Leicester. 
 

I can’t get worked up either way. If he wants to stay and see his contract out then fine, if he or the club want him to move on then that’s fine as well. 

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Taki will probably stay after the boss’s comments the other day as it might even see him getting more games now Divock is leaving, Ox might well leave if there’s a new midfielder in the pipeline, but the arrival of Zone7, and their ability to assist in our players getting fewer injuries, could lead to the squad being allowed to be slimmed down by a couple of players if they are able to head off any potential crises with their data crunching.

I’d hope that wouldn’t be the case, as we’ve proved this season that it is possible to go for all trophies with a squad the size it is and yet the players have still looked a bit tired towards the end with the sheer number of games.

Be interesting to see how we do during the summer, don’t see more than a couple of new arrivals though.

 

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19 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Terrible signing, on a par with Keita. Klopp doesn’t get many wrong but those two and Karius are his howlers. 

Karius has been the only terrible signing. 

 

Chamberlain and Keita haven't been value for money, but they have both contributed to trophies. They're ultimately disappointing, but hardly terrible.

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Just now, 3 Stacks said:

Karius has been the only terrible signing. 

 

Chamberlain and Keita haven't been value for money, but they have both contributed to trophies. They're ultimately disappointing, but hardly terrible.

Disagree, both utter shite

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2 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Karius has been the only terrible signing

 

Chamberlain and Keita haven't been value for money, but they have both contributed to trophies. They're ultimately disappointing, but hardly terrible.

Grujic?

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Nothing tells you how shit a player is more than the ‘nice lad, good fella’ tags.

 

Abysmal footballer, always has been.  Fave like a smacked arse all season, puts in as much effort as latter day Sturridge when on the pitch.

 

but yea, great lad hi.

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Ben Davies, surely?

 

Bought at a time when a CB crisis hit, when we needed someone to help steer the ship for a few months to defend our newly won, hard fought 30 year title.

 

16 months later and nobody on this forum can say with any certainty that the fella actually exists.

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2 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

Ben Davies, surely?

 

Bought at a time when a CB crisis hit, when we needed someone to help steer the ship for a few months to defend our newly won, hard fought 30 year title.

 

16 months later and nobody on this forum can say with any certainty that the fella actually exists.

Fuck me forgot all about that, you're Paul KcKenna and now I won't be able to sleep tonight.

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31 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

Ben Davies, surely?

 

Bought at a time when a CB crisis hit, when we needed someone to help steer the ship for a few months to defend our newly won, hard fought 30 year title.

 

16 months later and nobody on this forum can say with any certainty that the fella actually exists.

We won't lose on that deal either. He was pennies. Shut the fans up with dreams of a bargain. And at some point, we'll either get a couple of mil for him or the loan fees will pay for the transfer fee. And that's not counting the fact he was just bought out of the compensation money off the fa to cover the wages for Gomez. 

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11 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

We won't lose on that deal either. He was pennies. Shut the fans up with dreams of a bargain. And at some point, we'll either get a couple of mil for him or the loan fees will pay for the transfer fee. And that's not counting the fact he was just bought out of the compensation money off the fa to cover the wages for Gomez. 


Do you know who he is?

 

Have you ever physically seen him?

 

I’ll put aside losing the league title and and the opportunity cost, revenue etc.

 

Please describe this footballer and his pros and cons.

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2 hours ago, Josef Svejk said:

We made a profit on him, between loan and transfer fees, I believe.

I was talking solely from a footballing perspective and how bad he was/it simply not working out because he was nowhere near good enough for us.

 

By the way it shows how boss last few years have been when we are picking the odd one or two out as failures.

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I don't like his body language on the bench, his reactions after we score when he thinks it should of been squared to him instead is telling. Seems like a real jack the lad when injured though. 

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5 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Oxface has just been snapped in training today

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I'm surprised no one has photoshopped this bloke sitting on top of Gomez or Ox.

 

Trainer Gordon Elliott breaks silence after being pictured sitting on dead  horse - SundayWorld.com

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12 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:

Terrible signing, on a par with Keita. Klopp doesn’t get many wrong but those two and Karius are his howlers. 

The Karius signing was an excellent one in retrospect. It showed how stupid an idea it is to sign bargain basement goalkeepers and expect them to be top players.

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12 hours ago, Kevin D said:


Do you know who he is?

 

Have you ever physically seen him?

 

I’ll put aside losing the league title and and the opportunity cost, revenue etc.

 

Please describe this footballer and his pros and cons.

He's fucking shite. Hope this helps. 

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17 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Fuck off Rodwell. 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah, he's a good lad. Bad luck with injuries but needs a move because he isn't ever a regular starter here. Boss player when fit. 

I wouldn't say OC has ever been 'boss' but he has a couple of patches of 'he's a useful player when fit' during his time here. If he isn't starting before Taki,for example,he is way down the pecking order. I'd be happy enough for Klopp to be pissed off at him doing more on social media than on the training pitch.

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I don't think anyone can argue that now isn't the time for Ox to move on but some of the abuse is unfair. He's had some terrible luck with injuries and has never recovered his best form. He won't get the game time to do that at Liverpool but he could still be a decent player again elsewhere.

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