{"id":159909,"date":"2025-08-20T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T02:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159909\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T02:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T02:00:18","slug":"former-gunner-set-to-terminate-contract-to-return-to-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159909\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gunner set to terminate contract to return to England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be set to return to England this summer, with Birmingham City eyeing a free transfer move for the former Arsenal player.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/besiktas-v-fenerbahce-turkish-super-league-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 9: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Besiktas celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Turkish Super League match between Besiktas and Fenerbahce at Besiktas Park Stadium on December 9, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmad Mora\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-296233\" title=\"Former Gunner set to terminate contract to return to England 2\"\/>Photo by Ahmad Mora\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyFootball\/status\/1957433699588325502\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports News<\/a> report that Birmingham City are interested in signing <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/tag\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain<\/a> this summer, with Besiktas potentially willing to let him go for free.<\/p>\n<p>Gregg Evans adds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6559975\/2025\/08\/19\/transfer-latest-eberechi-eze-marc-guehi-arsenal-manchester-united-liverpool-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Athletic<\/a> that Oxlade-Chamberlain is in talks with Besiktas over terminating his contract, keen to return to England after two seasons in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Evans confirms that Birmingham City are one of Oxlade-Chamberlain\u2019s suitors, though he has other interest from the Premier League and the Championship. The 32-year-old is willing to take a pay cut to secure a transfer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/besiktas-v-fenerbahce-turkish-super-league-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"besiktas v fenerbahce turkish super league 2\" class=\"wp-image-296232\" title=\"Former Gunner set to terminate contract to return to England 3\" \/>Photo by Ahmad Mora\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>If this story sounds familiar, it may be because Oxlade-Chamberlain was in a very <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/2024\/09\/oxlade-chamberlain-sterling-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar situation<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggested Besiktas were willing to let the player leave in 2024, aware that he was keen to return to the UK. At the time, Ipswich Town and Sheffield United were listed among the interested clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Yet nothing panned out, and the England international was ultimately reintegrated with Besiktas. He went on to make 20 appearances in 2024\/25, scoring one goal, and missing out on their Europa League squad completely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fbl-eur-c1-liverpool-training-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool's English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain controls the ball as he attends a team training session at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, north west England, on April 26, 2022, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match against Villareal. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby \/ AFP) (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-267750\" title=\"Former Gunner set to terminate contract to return to England 4\"\/>Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade-Chamberlain is still primarily known for his spells with Arsenal and Liverpool, playing 198 times for the Gunners before making a further 146 appearances on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>A return to the Premier League could mean reunions with two of his former sides, but Birmingham City currently appear to be the more likely destination.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be set to return to England this summer, with Birmingham City eyeing a free transfer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":159910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[92610,92611,92612,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-159909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-alex-oxlade-chamberlain","9":"tag-besiktas","10":"tag-birmingham-city","11":"tag-soccer","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115058627513459397","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}