Former Hammer Glen Johnson has tipped Liverpool player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for a move to West Ham this summer
The midfielder has been beset by injury issues during his time at Anfield and started only two Premier League games last season. That has led to talk of the Anfield outfit cashing in on the 27-year-old, with Jurgen Klopp’s patience running out in a player he has huge admiration for.
The talented midfielder was tipped for big things when he arrived on Merseyside four years ago. Indeed, he was a regular in Klopp’s side in his first season before injuries began to bite. Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered cruciate ligament damage in the Reds’ Champions League semi-final first leg against Roma in April 2018. That injury ruled him out for a year. He also had another knee injury last season and was ruled out for the first few months of the campaign.
Former West Ham and Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson says now is the right time for the midfielder to move on.
“West Ham’s a fantastic football club and they will let Alex enjoy his football,” he told BettingOdds.com.
“Obviously the only concern with Ox is that he’s got to stay fit because he’s a fantastic player with bags of energy and great ability. But that’s no good on the treatment table. Hopefully his body can get through all of next season. But I think West Ham United and Oxlade-Chamberlain would be a perfect fit.
“Moyes would take the shackles off him, let him go and enjoy himself and see what he can do. Touch wood Alex can stay fit and get back to his best.”
West Ham fans will painfully remember the experience of signing Jack Wilshere who the Hammers took a gamble on with his injury record and lost.
Just what we need, another crock on huge wages
please take him 🙂
If you’re liverpool please keep him
Thankyou very much.!
Glen Johnson’s utterances seem to be logic-free. Sounds like he’s just being paid to open his mouth by Bettingodds.com, with little attention paid, either by Bettingodds.com or Glen himself, as to what comes out of his mouth. After Andy Carroll and Jack Wilshere, I can’t see Moyes going for this at all.
Under ‘normal’ circumstances, if the price was good, this would be a good signing – there’s no doubt he’s highly talented and IF Moyes feels like he has another level he can take him to then i’m all for it.
However, there aren’t normal circumstances – we have a tiny, tiny squad. Every player therefore has a big part to play and in my opinion, we simply cannot gamble on injury prone players with this current crop.
Very well put. We already have to manage Ant, if we can’t sell Yarmo, we have him as well to manage, why in god’s name would we add another player who is one kick away from being out for large periods of the season. I don’t blame Ox, he is a very skilful player but his injuries are not letting him show that over any length of time and we need all the squad this season, so not even happy with Ant being out focal point up front and currently only forward. It is not good enough by the club, just not good enough.
please no. will just sit on the injury table and wont help us at all.
Name one time an injury prone signing has ever worked out well for us?
Wilshere? Carroll? Dyer?
Not even worth a punt I’d say. Waste of a loan spot and big wages.
This would not be a good signing under any circumstances, normal or otherwise. He’s a crock, end of.
Please no. I’d only ever want Ox if it was free and a pay as you play because last thing we need is another player on the roster just sitting in treatment room all year. Don’t doubt his ability but he’ll never get fit or even stay fit. Once injury prone, always injury prone
Agree. Pay if you play, otherwise sit for free.
Probably an ‘Arry signing back in the day – but we’re well past that now. Real West Ham United.
COYI