Arsenal balls: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rejects new deal for more money than he wanted
Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is one of the Gunners contingent of nice middle-class boy lacking bite. In the final year of his Arsenal contract, the temptation must be for the club to cash in on the player they bought from Southampton in 2011 and whose been an inconsistent performer, rarely shining. Chelsea are keen, and have offered £35m for the player.
But Arsenal want to keep him. And they are prepared to pay big for the privilege.
In 2011, Arsenal manger Arsene Wenger said of his new recruit: “We are looking forward to him fulfilling his huge potential with Arsenal.”
In 2017, Wenger suggested that potential would soon be achieved: “I want him to stay here for a long time. I’m convinced that he will be in the next two or three years the English player everyone looks at.”
So what’s the player who is always on the verge of being great worth to the Gunners?
On June 11, the Daily Star said a new contract had been agreed:
A few days later and the Star said Oxlade-Chamberlain was “highly unlikely” to agree a deal to stay at Arsenal. Both reports remain online.
On August 25, Oxlade-Chamberlain had “rejected” an absurd £180,000-a-week to stay at the Gunners, said the Star.
That’s odd because on August 15, the Mirror reported The Ox wanted £150,00 a-week to stay.
The Sun agreed.
Sky Sports adds: “Arsenal to tell Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain if he can leave after he turns down new deal.” The deal that offered him more than he wanted?
Such are the facts.
Posted: 25th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
