The summer transfer window is full of surprises, with two former Gunners open to relocating.
Though all focus is currently on who Andrea Berta welcomes to Arsenal in the coming days, there are external moves turning heads in N5.
Liverpool are interested in Alexander Isak, and Newcastle United could swoop for Benjamin Sesko, but they’re not the only stories emerging elsewhere to pique attention.
Two former Arsenal players are also set to be on the move this summer, with England the possible destination.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could follow Granit Xhaka back to England
talkSPORT reported that Granit Xhaka could be on his way back to England, as Sunderland are eyeing a move for the midfielder.
Xhaka was on course to join Alexandre Lacazette at Neom SC in Saudi Arabia, but now, the Black Cats fancy their chances.
Seeing the 32-year-old line up against Arsenal in the Premier League would be quite something, and a scenario out of the realms of imagination following his departure in 2023.
The Switzerland international isn’t the only former Gunner who could be set for a return to England this summer, as journalist Alex Crook reported.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ‘attracting interest’ from English clubs following the termination of his contract at Besiktas.
Though the Turkish club wanted to keep Oxlade-Chamberlain, it’s understood that the Englishman is ‘keen to come back home’.
The former Liverpool midfielder is still a record holder at Arsenal, for a reason that many will find difficult to believe.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is Arsenal’s most expensive sale ever, leaving the Emirates to join Liverpool in 2017 for a fee nearing £40m.
After leaving Arsenal to win the Champions League with Liverpool, the 31-year-old spent just under two years in Istanbul with Besiktas and could now return to England.
Oxlade-Chamberlain’s career at Arsenal
It’s not only remarkable that a sale which happened eight years ago is still a record-breaking exit at Arsenal, but the player involved is also a surprise.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was a far better player at Liverpool than he was at the Emirates, mostly due to Jurgen Klopp realising that the Englishman’s best position was central midfield.
| Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| 198 | 20 | 28 |
Klopp saw the player’s potential, but when looking at the numbers Oxlade-Chamberlain racked up at Arsenal, his price tag is quite shocking.
Playing as a winger in N5, the 31-year-old only scored 20 times in 198 appearances, never managing to score over two goals in a single Premier League season.
Without hindsight revealing the player Oxlade-Chamberlain would become, it’s fair to say that Arsenal collected treasure from Liverpool for the midfielder’s sale.
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