Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has agreed to sign for Besiktas after being released by Liverpool, according to reports – and the Turkish side are aiming to add a Manchester United misfit afterwards.
Oxlade-Chamberlain left Liverpool at the end of his contract earlier in the summer. He has taken the longest of their three released midfielders to find a new club after Naby Keita joined Werder Bremen and James Milner signed for Brighton.
Recently, though, Besiktas entered negotiations with Oxlade-Chamberlain about taking him outside England for the first time in his club career. And now, they have won their battle to convince him.
According to The Times reporter Paul Joyce, who is a trusted authority on Liverpool news, Oxlade-Chamberlain has agreed personal terms with Besiktas ahead of his free transfer.
To put the finishing touches to the move, he will undergo a medical in the coming days. It is not yet clear how long his contract with his new employers will last.
Oxlade-Chamberlain will celebrate his 30th birthday next week and will now be ready to experience a new challenge in the twilight of his career.
He left Liverpool after 146 appearances for the club and 18 goals, and was part of their Premier League title-winning squad in the 2019-20 season. Now, he will have new targets to aim for in Turkey.
Besiktas’ season is already underway, since they have begun their qualification campaign for the 2023-24 Europa Conference League.
Eric Bailly another top target for Besiktas
Their work in the transfer market is also accelerating, since in addition to Oxlade-Chamberlain, they are supposedly showing a strong interest in Eric Bailly from Man Utd.
According to Sports Digitale, Bailly has in fact agreed to a three-year contract with the Turkish Super Lig side, who have identified him as their top target in defence.
Consequently, he now needs to meet with his current employers at Man Utd in an attempt to convince them to allow him to leave. There is no place in Erik ten Hag’s
plans for the Ivory Coast international, who spent last season on loan at Marseille, but he is still under contract for another year.
A second source, Haberturk, has nevertheless implied that Bailly could terminate his Man Utd contract to join Besiktas for free.
Bailly would be leaving with 113 appearances behind him for Man Utd. It could have been a higher tally if it weren’t for his frequent injuries since his 2016 arrival
from Villarreal.
They have also reportedly agreed terms to sign Nicolas Pepe from Arsenal after his loan spell at Nice.
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