Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain should leave the club, according to ex-England international Ray Wilkins in a conversation with talkSPORT.
The former Chelsea assistant manager claimed that with Euro 2016 coming thick and fast in the coming summer, if the 22-year-old harbours hopes of being involved in the squad, he should leave the north London side.
I would say to Oxlade-Chamberlain: leave, because he needs to be playing football.
We’ve got these massive Championships coming up in the summer.
He’s very positive and he’s quick. I think you could even play him in a midfield three because he can go past people.
He’s a super young player and I like him immensely.
People use to vie him against Theo [Walcott], but my preference is Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has made 20 appearances for Arsenal this season in all competitions, with the majority coming from the bench.
With the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla out injured for the long-term, it was expected that the England international would stake his claim for a place in the side, however, the form and work-rate of south American teammate Joel Campbell has proven otherwise.
The Costa Rican has proven himself to be more than useful from the right wing, combining well with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has been linked with a move to Chelsea in the last couple of days. Despite this, Arsene Wenger quashed any talk of such a move.
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