{"id":547019,"date":"2025-11-03T21:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/547019\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:15:17","slug":"alex-oxlade-chamberlain-makes-patrick-bamford-like-move-amid-leeds-united-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/547019\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain makes Patrick Bamford-like move amid Leeds United links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Patrick Bamford has been training with Coventry City to keep fit after leaving Leeds United on a free transfer, and it appears Leeds-linked Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has taken a leaf out of his book.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After reports emerged that one-time England striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/patrick-bamford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bamford<\/a> was training with Coventry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/coventry-boss-frank-lampard-breaks-silence-on-leeds-united-icon-patrick-bamford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Lampard was quick to deny that Bamford could sign on for Coventry<\/a>. He is only training with Lampard\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>Bamford has been linked with a move to The MLS, Scottish champions Celtic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/transfers\/leeds-united-icon-patrick-bamford-set-to-make-sensational-la-liga-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even La Liga side Getafe<\/a> since <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Farke<\/a> decided he had no future at <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elland Road<\/a>. The two parties agreed to end his contract.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for another former England star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxlade-Chamberlain<\/a>, who has returned to England after a spell in Turkey with Super Lig giants Besiktas. The midfielder also had a year left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2188757866-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in action for Besiktas.\" class=\"wp-image-68239\" \/>Photo by dia images via Getty ImagesAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain training with Arsenal at the moment<\/p>\n<p>After an injury-hit few years at Liverpool, Oxlade-Chamberlain made the surprise move to Besiktas where he initially struggled, but rediscovered some form in a deeper midfield role under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United man has since left his job and Oxlade-Chamberlain left. Now, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-fc-oxlade-chamberlain-training-b1256258.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evening Standard<\/a> say Oxlade-Chamberlain is training with Arsenal in a bid to stay fit ahead of joining a new side.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/transfers\/leeds-united-named-as-potential-destination-for-former-arsenal-man-whos-set-to-have-contract-terminated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxlade-Chamberlain was linked with a move to Leeds<\/a>. The reports emerged after the end of the summer window, with Leeds unable to bring in Harry Wilson or Facundo Buonanotte in August.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1737963714-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in action for Besiktas.\" class=\"wp-image-68238\" \/>Photo by Seskim Photo\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesWhat are the chances of Oxlade-Chamberlain joining Leeds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/transfers\/robbie-evans-dashes-leeds-united-fans-christian-eriksen-hopes-with-free-agent-admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robbie Evans has already ruled out a move for a free agent<\/a> between windows, and the managing director even said that Leeds would look to avoid January if possible. He claims Leeds have maxed out PSR.<\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>But, anything is possible and Oxlade-Chamberlain is claimed to be on Leeds\u2019 radar. His Premier League experience and versatility may suit Leeds as a squad player, but there is one major obstacle in the way.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds named a 25-man squad after the window, which included Illan Meslier. Clubs are not permitted to change that 25-man list outside of the window, meaning a current Leeds player would have to leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrick Bamford has been training with Coventry City to keep fit after leaving Leeds United on a free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[71298,748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-547019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-alex-oxlade-chamberlain","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115487842451997161","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}