Brighton are planning to make an enquiry about signing Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a free transfer this month, according to reports in the UK.
The 29-year-old, who was signed from Arsenal for £35m five and a half years ago, is out of contract at the end of the season, but the Seagulls would like the Reds to end his stay at Anfield early.
Fans on Twitter are mostly against giving away Oxlade-Chamberlin, although they are hoping that it could lead to talks over a deal for either Moises Caicedo or another player:
5m atleast
— Ordinary Man (@jxshua_x99) January 25, 2023
As long as we can have a player in return
— Marrann7 (@DenMar7777) January 25, 2023
It's funny how every club demands 50 or 70m whenever we want a player but we shall give them every player for free 😂
— Julian 👑 (@Julian_00_a) January 25, 2023
I’ll swap for mitoma now!
— BandzLFC (@Bandz_LFC) January 25, 2023
Im pretty sure that’s not how negotiation works
— Jersey Todd (@JerseyTodd) January 25, 2023
If we like Caceido we should leverage this approach
— marlon (@inthesmoke) January 25, 2023
If we are going for Caicedo we can throw him in as an add on. But I see no other reason to give him away when we are already short players in Midfield and up front
— Paul (@RealPaulH) January 25, 2023
Swap deal for caicedo and it’s a deal 🤣
— DewiOsian (@DewiOsian1) January 25, 2023
Liverpool needs to be smart here, make most of this opportunity to get on track with Brighton . We either register our interest in Caicedo and include in Ox in the deal. Might as well loan him back to Brighton.
— West (@stivyn_west) January 25, 2023
It does seem like Brighton would be chancing their arm by making such a play for Oxlade-Chamberlain. The midfielder is not exactly a regular starter for Jurgen Klopp’s side, and he may leave when his current deal expires, but you can’t see a free transfer being sanctioned before the summer, especially as Liverpool still have a long injury list.