Football has never been so fickle as it is in recent years. Why can you go from fighting for the Premiership to the Championship in the space of a year?. Especially when you’re not just anyone, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, former Arsenal wonder kid, one of the best of his generation. Last year he was bought by Besiktas at the end of August, signing a three-year contract. A decent start, with 4 goals in 20 appearances in the Turkish League. Zero, however, in the ten games in the Cups, plus an injury that kept him out from the end of December onwards.
They could now end up in the second tier, with Hull City having made an enquiry in recent days. Currently, however, Oxlade-Chamberlain earns around 2.5 million euros per season, while the new coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst intends to completely change the team, especially in the number of stars who earn the most. So it is not unlikely that the Turks could decide to open for a loan with an option to buy.
In 2011 he was one of the most expensive teenagers in history, paid around 15 million pounds. A few years later, having shown himself to be one of the best full-backs in the Premier League, he went to Liverpool, also winning the Champions League in 2019. Injuries slowed him down, especially since August 2020, without being able to be a regular starter. Today Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain turns 31.