Arsenal are looking out for highly-rated Nottingham Forest Youngster Oliver Burke as a potential replacement for Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain whose future with the North London club seems uncertain.
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West Ham and Manchester City are also interested in the England worldwide, with the 22-year-old approaching a crossroads in his Gunners career.
The England worldwide has already been linked with a transfer to Manchester City and West Ham United.
United have made a new winger one of their top summer transfer priorities this summer and a source close to Oxlade-Chamberlain’s camp has told ESPN FC that the Old Trafford club have asked to be kept informed of the player’s situation this summer.
While transfers between major English clubs tend to be rare, and while Arsene Wenger is regularly reticent to part with his under-performing players, this potential move could be exactly what Oxlade-Chamberlain needs to get his career back on track. The Dutch global has had an indifferent first season at Old Trafford and his attitude has not endeared him to the supporters of the club; The right offer, therefore, could see them tempted to cash in on the former PSV player.
It remains to be seen whether Arsenal will be prepared to do business with a direct rival such as United or Liverpool but I suspect Wenger will demand some serious money for Oxlade-Chamberlain if he’s to sell to either of the Premier League duo.
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Meanwhile, Oxlade-Chamberlain, who joined Arsenal from Southampton in 2011, is said to be open to the idea of leaving the Emirates, having found his first-team opportunities restricted in recent months.
