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Everton is reportedly among the clubs that are interested in bringing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back to the Premier League.
The former Arsenal player joined Besiktas in 2023, but his contract with the Turkish club was terminated at the end of August, making him a free agent. That means that clubs in England can sign Oxlade-Chamberlain, despite the Premier League's transfer window having closed last week.
TBR Football says that Everton, Leeds, Brentford and Burnley are among the top-flight clubs that are considering moving for the 32-year-old, while Scottish giant Rangers, as well as clubs in the Championship, are also keen.
Everton boss David Moyes has signed two English midfielders this summer in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish, and those moves have served both players well in the early weeks of the season.
Oxlade-Chamberlain spent six years at Liverpool between 2017 and 2023, but after a hugely encouraging start to his Reds career, he was never quite the same player after sustaining a serious knee injury in a Champions League game in April 2018.
Speaking a few months after he left Liverpool in 2023, Oxlade-Chamberlain suggested he was disappointed with how his exit from the club was dealt with.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was one of a number of players who left that summer, with James Milner, Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita all leaving at the same time as the now 32-year-old.
Oxlade-Chamberlain told The Athletic: "It was never said [to me that I'd be leaving]. I obviously got the picture.
"I got told before they released the statement: 'Just so you know, we're putting this out about you, Milly, Bobby and Naby leaving'.
"And I was like, 'Oh, OK. Thanks'. But there was nothing official at any point before. It was just... the silence was enough to know what the situation was.
"I want to be the best person to everyone around me and a good person to have around the lads, the staff, stuff like that.
"You just expect certain things to be told - whether it's good, bad, whatever, that's how the game goes. The lack of communication was a bit surprising.
"[He and Klopp] had a good relationship. There was never any falling-out or anything like that.
"I understand as a manager it's not easy to navigate every player's needs, but when I was playing, I definitely enjoyed him a lot more than when I wasn't even on the bench! But that's how it goes."
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