Overview

• Besiktas confirmed the 32-year-old’s contract was terminated with a year remaining, paying a €1.75m severance.
• Oxlade-Chamberlain did not feature in the club’s first six games of the season and had fallen out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans.
• He can now sign during the final days of the transfer window, with Birmingham City reported among the clubs exploring a deal.
• The former Liverpool and Arsenal midfielder made 50 appearances for Besiktas and helped win the Turkish Cup in 2024.
• He has previously said the distance from his fiancée, Perrie, and their son, Axel, made his time in Turkey challenging.