Overview
- The 32-year-old free agent has trained with Arsenal’s under-21s and intermittently with the first team in recent weeks.
- He featured in closed-door games against Watford and Manchester United’s U21s, playing an hour in a 3-0 win at St George’s Park alongside Gabriel Jesus and Max Dowman.
- Oxlade-Chamberlain said he sought the opportunity through Mertesacker and welcomed Mikel Arteta’s public praise of his character.
- He reported offers from clubs across Europe but wants to remain in England with his family as he pursues a new deal.
- Jesus has participated in practice matches and is described as close to a first-team return after an ACL layoff that has kept him out since January.