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title: "Aston Villa: Dean Jones makes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-06-19T17:06:03Z"
modified: "2022-06-19T17:06:03Z"
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# Aston Villa: Dean Jones makes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain claim

**Journalist Dean Jones has backed up rumours linking [Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) with a move for Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, as per [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88021698-aston-villa-120k-a-week-star-is-a-player-of-interest-at-villa-park).**

### The Lowdown: Villa linked with **Oxlade-Chamberlain**

NSWE have wasted no time in backing Steven Gerrard ahead of his first full season in charge at Villa Park, with [four](https://www.transfermarkt.com/aston-villa/transfers/verein/405/saison_id/2022) permanent additions so far.

Oxlade-Chamberlain could well be the next first-team arrival in the Midlands, with the Villa manager [reportedly](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-ox-sources-liverpool/) making him a priority target. The 28-year-old is entering the final year of his Liverpool [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/profil/spieler/143424) and could be allowed to leave Anfield over the coming months.

### The Latest: Jones’ comments

Jones iterated that Oxlade-Chamberlain is a target for Villa and labelled the midfielder a ‘really interesting’ player due to his versatility.

The journalist also claimed that the Liverpool ace ‘would really help Gerrard’ following his [five-year](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/profil/spieler/143424) stint at Anfield under Jurgen Klopp.

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Jones told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88021698-aston-villa-120k-a-week-star-is-a-player-of-interest-at-villa-park):

> “He is a player of interest, but there are others they want to look at too in that situation. I think the really interesting thing about Oxlade-Chamberlain is he’s so adaptable in terms of where they could play him.
>
> “Largely, you’d probably consider him a central midfielder at this point, but if you have any other issues in your midfield or in your team, he could go and do a job for you on the left or on the right, and he could do that job very well.
>
> “The amount he would have learned technically at Liverpool would really help Gerrard, and he’ll have good reports on him too.”

### The Verdict: £11m move on the cards?

[Reports](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-ox-sources-liverpool/) have hinted that Oxlade-Chamberlain could now be available for half of the £22m fee that Liverpool were seeking last summer. If that is the case, an £11m move to the Midlands could be of interest to Villa chiefs.

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He would provide Gerrard with a hugely versatile midfield option who could also line out on the wing and has [Champions League experience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/143424) – a competition for which Villa eventually want to be challenging for qualification.

There are cons to this porposed move, though, with Oxlade-Chamberlain playing just over [1,000 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/143424) of Premier League action in the past two seasons and having missed [74](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/verletzungen/spieler/143424) games for Liverpool through injury.

***In other news: [Villa and Gerrard now want ‘unbelievable’ ace on free transfer alongside Suarez](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-ben-foster/)***