Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain contract terminated following fresh transfer links
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Former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been released from his contract at Besiktas with immediate effect amid links over a return to English football this summer.
The 32-year-old has not been involved in any of the first six matches of the new season (including five European qualifiers) and reports emerged in July that he was set to have his deal at the Turkish club terminated.
However, Oxlade-Chamberlain remained at Besiktas until the news broke on Wednesday that he could move elsewhere for free.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is free to join any club in England following Bestikas' announcement
Having joined Besiktas from Liverpool in 2023, following six trophy-laden years at Anfield, Oxlade-Chamberlain went on to make 50 appearances.
He was frozen out by former coach - and now Arne Slot’s assistant at Liverpool - Giovanni van Bronckhorst, but forced his way back into the side last season after the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Oxlade-Chamberlain last played in a 4-1 win over Adana Demirspor on May 11
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spent six years at Liverpool
Having played predominantly as an attacking midfielder during his time in England, Oxlade-Chamberlain became a more versatile player in Turkey, often operating in a holding role or box-to-box position
He even played at right-back in the latter stages of last season.
He will likely attract no shortage of interest across the Championship and lower echelons of the Premier League.
During his two-year stint in Turkey, Oxlade-Chamberlain won the Turkish Cup, adding to his collection of winners’ medals at Liverpool, which include the Premier League, Champions League, Carabao Cup, Club World Cup, and FA Cup.
He won the latter three times at Arsenal, where he played for six years before making the move north to Liverpool.