Arsenal star keen to leave but Wenger gives surprising update on player’s future

Oct 19, 2016 at 4:21 PM

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Arsenal star keen to leave but Wenger gives surprising update on player’s future

Arsene Wenger has insisted that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s place is at Arsenal and hopes the winger can earn himself regular playing time over the coming season.

Oxlade-Chamberlain admitted over the weekend that he would consider his future at Arsenal at the end of the campaign if he felt he hadn’t played enough. So far the winger has featured in six league matches this season, starting three of them.

This has led to reports that the 23-year-old will definitely look to leave the north London club in the summer but Arsenal boss Wenger has been quick to correct those articles.

And the French manager has admitted he wants Oxlade-Chamberlain to remain at the Emirates, with the club having invested a lot in the player’s development, and believes the midfielder’s work will eventually get rewards.

When asked about Oxlade-Chamberlain wanting to leave Arsene Wenger said, according to the club’s official website: “He didn’t say that. He said he will consider the situation at the end of the season. That is completely different.

“I can understand, but on the other hand, you buy a young player at 17 years of age, you spend a lot of money, then you would like him to stay at the club.

“I think his place is here. We like him. I personally rate him as a player and I hope that he will show that he can have a stable position in the team until the end of the season.”

Arsenal’s blistering early season form has meant that several players are unable to force their way past their performing teammates in the starting line-up.

Among those is £30m summer signing Granit Xhaka, while winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has hinted that he may look to leave the club at the end of the season if he cannot nail down a first team slot.

The 23-year-old has featured sporadically for Arsenal this season and overall has started just over 50 Premier League games since joining from Southampton in a £12m deal as a teenager in 2011.

The good news for Oxlade-Chamberlain is he is likely to start Wednesday night’s Champions League fixture against Ludogorets. However, he faces an uphill struggle to dislodge either of Walcott or Alex Iwobi in the wing positions going forward.

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