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Board Gambling discussion
Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
by
Polkeins
on 18/08/2023, 12:13:06 UTC
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finally left premier league teams and in the next season he is going to play for Beşiktaş in Turkey I'm not sure why Chamberlain choose Beşiktaş, because this player is still young he is 29 years old player which means he can play for the top teams in Europe for years but choosing Beşiktaş doesn't make sense for him.
Chamberlain joined Liverpool from Arsenal in 2017 for 42m and he played 146 games for this team, but after 2019 he but injured and he couldn't play in many games for his team.  


Turkish league is far from the worst, even Icardi was able to restart his career there, so maybe Chamberlain can do it too. Chamberlain is a good player,  talented, but it did not work out at Liverpool to get a grip on the main squad, after all, Klopp is a tough coach and if something does not work out, you immediately fall out of the squad. The example of Firmino and Fabinho is even more vivid than Chamberlain.

Chamberlain still has a chance to prove himself, in 29 sometimes everything is just beginning.

The Turkish league has turned into a rehabilitation center in recent years. Icardi is close to his old form again at Galatasaray. Wout Weghorst made a transfer from Beşiktaş to Manchester United last season. Zaniolo played for Galatasaray for a while and then signed for Premier League side Aston Villa. Gedson Fernandes is also approaching his old form again at Beşiktaş. The Turkish League has the potential to become a kind of reserve league. Footballers who suffer from injury problems and loss of performance in the top leagues can find a chance in the Turkish League. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can also return to his old days if he doesn't have another injury problem.
That's a great point you made about 'rehabilitation center'. Indeed there are many good players from Europe playing in the Turkish league and this despite the fact that in the Saudi league they pay more, but still those who want to return to play in Europe agree even for such a small money as Chamberlain.

In general it seems to be hard to play at Klopp's place, Klopp himself looks cheerful but squeezes as much out of his players as Guardiola. You can remember how Henderson played with injuries and how much Fabinho and Firmino did for the club, but as soon as they stopped playing at 100% he took them out of the base. Only salah, van dijk and a couple others left and that was it. So maybe even Chamberlain would play, but it's impossible to do it at Liverpool.