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The former Liverpool man currently finds himself without a club.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has forged a relatively successful career for himself up until now.
Having started his career at Southampton, he went on to play over a hundred games for both Arsenal and Liverpool, before a two-year stint at Besiktas ended in a contract termination, and he now finds himself without a club.
He is currently maintaining his fitness by training with Arsenal, as he looks to get back to the pitch.
As a result of playing for Arnsel and Liverpool, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was lucy enough to play for two of England’s biggest clubs.
Appearing on the most recent episode of The Ben Foster Podcast, the 32-year-old discussed what he loved the most about playing for each club.
“I was happiest in a sense of life, at Arsenal. I had a lot of friends, I had a lot of mates from back home who were at university, didn’t have kids, didn’t have wives, so they were always coming to the games.”
“We had a good group of young players at Arsenal – me, Danny Welbeck, Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Emmanuel Eboue, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Carl Jenkinson – these sort of lads who were all young, doing the same thing, at the same time, and just loving it and having a great time.”
“From a football aspect, a couple of seasons at Liverpool were just unbelievable. I was playing with a group of lads to achieve something special, and when you achieve that something special you realise, ‘This is what it’s all about’.”
“The fans there, everything about that place was just amazing and special. It was the happiest, but I had times at Liverpool where it was the toughest. Especially in the last year, or two, the year I was injured in 2018, and then the last two where, I was fighting to play and then not playing as much.”
“From a lifestyle point of view and not thinking too much, Arsenal was unbelievable. An amazing club, a great place to be, great players, and you’re in London – it’s great fun.”
There’s no surprise that the serious knee injury Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered during his first season with Liverpool has dampened the memories of his time there.
He was on a remarkable run of form before that injury, and looked set to become a mainstay in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield for many years to come before that setback derailed his progress at the club.
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