Chelsea Agrees Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Fee With Arsenal

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after agreeing a fee in the region of £35million with Arsenal for the England international. The 24-year old is with the England squad at St George’s Park and large parts of a medical could be carried out at England’s training centre.Oxlade-Chamberlain will now discuss personal terms with the Blues and is expected to complete the switch across London before the transfer window shuts on Thursday night. According to multiple reports, Oxlade-Chamberlain rejected Arsenal’s last contract offer and told manager Arsene Wenger he wanted to leave the club before Sunday’s thrashing at Liverpool.Oxlade-Chamberlain had also been mooted as a target for Liverpool but appears set to stay in London with the reigning Premier League champions.