Darren Bent has said on talkSPORT (9:53am, October 12, 2021) that Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain should return to Southampton in the January transfer window.
The former Tottenham Hotspur striker believes that Oxlade-Chamberlain should move to Southampton, not Arsenal, if he is to leave Liverpool.
The Sun have reported that Arsenal want to re-sign the 28-year-old England international on an initial loan deal in January.
The Mirror have claimed that Liverpool are ready to sell Oxlade-Chamberlain, but only at the right price.
The Reds paid Arsenal £35 million to sign Oxlade-Chamberlain, according to The Mirror.
Bent said about Oxlade-Chamberlain on talkSPORT (9:53am, October 12, 2021): “I would like to see him back at Southampton. That’s where he started. Why not? I think he is better than that, but.”
Back to Southampton?
Oxlade-Chamberlain has struggled for playing time at Liverpool and also has had injury problems.
The 28-year-old is unlikely to get much playing time under Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
It would make sense for the midfielder to find a new club.
Southampton are an established club in the Premier League who could do with a dynamic and box-to-box midfielder.
A loan spell at St. Mary’s Stadium could see Oxlade-Chamberlain get back to his best.
The midfielder could then decide on his long-term future in the summer of 2022.
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