Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Transfer Odds

After ending the season in a Europa League place, West Ham will be looking to strengthen their squad in what will prove to be a challenging campaign and they will have the dilemma of balancing their Premier League calendar with Europa League fixtures.

The signing of Jesse Lingard proved to add an edge to their attacking play, as the Manchester United loanee captured the hearts of the Hammers fans with an array of clinical performances. However, with Lingard's future uncertain, 'the Ox' has now gone to 5/2 to join West Ham.

With Manuel Lanzini looking to be on his way out of the door also, Oxlade-Chamberlain will be a more than suitable replacement for the Argentinean with his versatility and experience in European competition, plus his experience in the Champions League.

Newcastle United are the second favourites to sign Oxlade-Chamberlain from Liverpool, as Steve Bruce looks to add to his midfield depth with the quality and experience of the England international. Newcastle have been criticised for their style of play during Steve Bruce’s tenure due to the lack of excitement and creativity in the team and the brilliant Allan Saint-Maximin seems to be their only creative spark, alongside clinical frontman, Callum Wilson.

Arsenal loanee, Joe Willock, impressed during his time at the Magpies, scoring seven goals in his last eight games towards the end of the 2020/21 campaign. Newcastle will look to add the energy and intensity brought by Oxlade-Chamberlain, and with Willock heading back to Arsenal, this one looks like something Bruce would want to get over the line.

He is 4/1 to move to the North East with Newcastle.

Oxlade-Chamberlain’s boyhood club Southampton are also reportedly interested in bringing the academy graduate back to the south coast. After making his debut for the club at 16, his stock rose immensely as he was compared to the likes of Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott, who also made their way through the Southampton academy. Arsenal recognised his talent and swiftly signed the teenager in 2011 for a fee of £15m.

The midfielder will undoubtedly add depth to the Southampton midfield who impressed at the start of the season, however, they were not able to sustain their form during the busy Christmas period of the season which saw them limp to an underwhelming 15th place finish.

It might take a bit for Oxlade-Chamberlain to make the move back down to Southampton, but at 5/1, they remain the third favourites.

Coming off an impressive Premier League season, Aston Villa will look to build upon their 11th place finish by adding more quality to their squad, especially as Ross Barkley heads back to Chelsea.

The current captain, Jack Grealish, sparkled in the first half of the season where Villa looked to be in contention for European places, however, Grealish’s injury coincided with Villa’s decline in for as they finished the season in mid-table.

Now, Oxlade-Chamberlain could add creativity to the Villa midfield and reduce the team’s reliance on Grealish, and better yet, end up being a replacement for him, should he move elsewhere.

With Roy Hodgson retiring after an astonishing managerial career, Crystal palace will be looking to revitalise their ageing lineup with fresher and more energetic players and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain offers these attributes in abundance as he showed during spells at Arsenal and Liverpool.

With Ebere Eze’s long term injury, Oxlade-Chamberlain will look to replace the youngster’s creative output and look to feed top scorers Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha. As Andros Townsend’s contract runs out at the end of next season, Oxlade-Chamberlain will also be a suitable option as he is also comfortable on the wing.

Similarly to Southampton, it will take a bit of work from the club to make this move happen, as the drop from Liverpool to a relegation-fighting team is not exactly appealing for a man who is still 27 when the season starts.