Aston Villa have been linked with a transfer for Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain not too long ago and if he have been to affix Steven Gerrard’s facet this summer time he may show to be his personal model of Jude Bellingham.
Based on Football Insider, Villa have turned their attentions in direction of signing the previous Arsenal man forward of subsequent season, with the 28-year-old reportedly out there for a cut-price of simply £10m, as he seeks common first-team soccer away from Anfield.
Since becoming a member of the Reds in a £35m deal in 2017, he has gone on to make 133 appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s facet, by which he has contributed 17 targets and 15 assists.
The power of the German’s midfield meant alternatives have been arduous to come back by for Oxlade-Chamberlain final season and it’s maybe no shock that he’s searching for a transfer away, and Villa may very well be those to profit.
Though Villa followers may not take too kindly to a possible signing being in comparison with Bellingham, provided that he began his profession at fierce rivals Birmingham Metropolis, there appears little doubt that he’ll turn into top-of-the-line midfielders in world soccer.
Ought to Villa signal Oxlade-Chamberlain?
At 18, he’s already a fully-fledged England worldwide and an everyday for Borussia Dortmund within the Bundesliga and the Champions League, together with his performances within the German top-flight final season incomes him a powerful 7.12 common score from WhoScored.
FB Ref means that Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bellingham have very related types of play, with each excelling at progressive carries and dribbling, which means that the Liverpool man may add some actual dynamism and counter-attacking risk to Gerrard’s facet subsequent season.
WhoScored additionally means that Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bellingham prefer to dribble, so it appears clear that each midfielders like to hold the ball and use their athleticism to go previous opposition defenders.
Due to this fact, whereas the “fantastic” £16.2 million rated Liverpool man within the phrases of Gerrard, might need ten years on Bellingham, he may carry out an analogous position to {the teenager} in Gerrard’s squad subsequent season for a less expensive payment, so Villa ought to positively think about bringing him in.
And, in different information… Gerrard already has his dream Watkins inheritor at AVFC in “bullish” rarely-seen 20 y/o