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title: "Chelsea not giving up on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pursuit"
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author: "Joshua Hardy"
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published: "2017-08-24T09:36:50Z"
modified: "2017-08-24T09:36:50Z"
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# Chelsea not giving up on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pursuit

According to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/23/chelsea-determined-sign-35m-alex-oxlade-chamberlain-arsenal/), Chelsea are determined in bringing in Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain before the end of the summer transfer window.

Oxlade-Chamberlain’s future at Arsenal has come into doubt at Arsenal recently, with him only having a year remaining on his current deal with him not signing a new contract at The Emirates, amid interest from big clubs like Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, due to him putting in amazing performances at right wing-back for Arsenal last season.

Chelsea have been in the market for competition for their current right wing-back, Victor Moses, as they look to increase their squad depth ahead of their return to the Champions League and their defence of the Premier League title.

![Dan Istitene/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/826949368.jpg)

In the same report, it mentions Chelsea’s pursuit of Danny Drinkwater from Leicester and also failing to sign Juventus left-back, Alex Sandro.

If Oxlade-Chamberlain does sign, he can play in central midfield as well as left-back, so he could be the answer for many of Chelsea’s squad depth problems for the current season.

The reported fee for Oxlade-Chamberlain is £35m, which in this market for a promising English player who has already proved his worth, is a pretty good deal for both parties.

However, there have been rumours of Oxlade-Chamberlain signing a new contract at The Emirates very soon, with manager, Arsene Wenger, adamant that the Englishman will not be sold before the transfer deadline.