JURGEN KLOPP didn’t hesitate in bringing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool from Arsenal in 2017.
The legendary Anfield boss sanctioned a £35million move for the England international midfielder who spent six years at the Merseyside outfit.
Klopp insists only nagging fitness problems, prevented Oxlade-Chamberlain, who won a Premier title and a Champions League medal, from going all the way to achieving superstar status.
MAKING A POINT…Jurgen Klopp with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
HOLD ON…Alex Oxlade-Chamberlian’s progress is hampered by Dundee’s Cameron Congrieve in Celtic’s 2-1 win at Dens Park on Sunday.
Reflecting on his time at the Reds with the player, the German gaffer, speaking on The Peter Crouch Podcast, said: “Ox, with his dynamism, with his speed, without the injuries, Ox would have gone through the roof 100%.”
Oxlade-Chamberlain, at the age of 32, joined Celtic on a short-term deal as a free agent in February after being released by Besiktas in August the previous year.
The talented middle-of-the-park performer had switched to the Turkish giants in August 2023 after coming out of contract at Liverpool.
Now he has six league games and, hopefully, two Scottish Cup-ties to prove he is worth a contract extension at the champions.
It would be true to say the unfortunate Oxlade-Chamberlain deserves a rub of the green.
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