Southampton, in an effort to bolster their attacking prospects, may very well be set to convey again an outdated favorite to the membership…
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Football Insider reported earlier this month that the Saints had been supplied the prospect to convey him again to the south coast.
Talking to GIVEMESPORT, journalist Pete O’Rourke subsequently gave his verdict on any potential deal, suggesting the participant could be eager on a transfer.
“I’m positive he could be focused on going there. I believe Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shall be weighing up his subsequent transfer.
“He’ll be seeking to go to a membership the place he’ll be assured common first-team soccer and you’d think about he would get that out of Southampton, possibly greater than he would at a much bigger membership.
“So, I believe for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain it’s a key stage in his profession now.
“He wants to select his subsequent vacation spot fastidiously and get it proper as a result of he needs to be taking part in soccer and hopefully avoiding accidents as a result of, on his day, he’s nonetheless a high quality participant.
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“So, you’re hoping to get again to that kind which helped him earn that large cash transfer to Liverpool and grow to be an everyday within the England squads.”
Aribo improve
While Oxlade-Chamberlain has struggled for fitness, his German supervisor has crafted one of many extra well-balanced midfields on the earth, pushing his maverick playstyle to cameo roles.
Within the Premier League alone, since 2017, he has performed over 800 minutes of soccer only twice.
It will frustrate the 29-year-old, who though he has a sprawling trophy cabinet to indicate for his time on Merseyside, has not been the driving power he would have hoped to be.
A return to the south coast may permit him to be simply that, and underneath new boss Nathan Jones, play a starring position of their hopeful escape from relegation.
The £120k-per-week maestro shall be hoping {that a} run within the aspect may see him recapture the shape from his ultimate season at Arsenal, and his debut season at Anfield, the place he recorded nine and ten purpose contributions respectively.
Though Joe Aribo appeared to start life underneath Ralph Hasenhuttl properly, with simply two targets in 17 video games throughout all competitions, his lack of offensive output probably contributed drastically to the Austrian’s dismissal.
In reality, he has supplied way more defensively than what was certainly anticipated of him, which may have contributed to his toothless nature this marketing campaign.
The Nigerian ranks within the prime 3% for tackles, the highest 9% for interceptions, and the highest 4% for clearances, by way of FBref. These numbers are definitely extremely spectacular.
Nevertheless, simply in entrance of the extra defensive James Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia, Jones will desire a true attacking presence.
With Oxlade-Chamberlain, who as an alternative ranks within the prime 1% for whole pictures, non-penalty targets and touches within the attacking penalty space, he may present this purpose risk the Saints have been missing.