- Oxlade-Chamberlain linked with move to Birmingham
- Blues face competition from Leeds
- Former England international without a club
The former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder is currently without a club after leaving Besiktas and has emerged as a target for the Tom Brady-backed Championship club. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has seven goals in 35 England caps, would prove quite the coup for the high-spending Blues. According to Football Insider both Birmingham and Leeds could make a move for the out-of-contract player.
Oxlade-Chamberlain departed Besiktas this summer after just one season in Turkey. The Englishman played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but struggled to make too much of a lasting impact at the club. Now on the hunt for a new home, he could make a switch to the ambitious Birmingham who brought in the likes of Demarai Gray, Kyogo Furuhashi and Patrick Roberts over the summer.
Oxlade-Chamberlain may be keen to return to England with his pop star girlfriend Perrie Edwards pregnant with their second child. The A-list pair announced the news over the weekend and the midfielder may fancy being closer to home when the child is born.
The Blues have made an okay start to life back in the Championship with two wins, one draw and a solitary defeat. They travel to Stoke in their next fixture, but may have one eye on a move for Oxlade-Chamberlain in the meantime.
