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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is training at former club Arsenal as he attempts to regain fitness and find a new club. The ex-England and Liverpool midfielder, 32, has been a free agent since leaving Turkish side Besiktas in August. The Southampton academy product was pictured training with Arsenal's youth team as Mikel Arteta's side prepare to face Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday. Oxlade-Chamberlain was signed for £12m by the Gunners in 2011, making 132 Premier League appearances in a six-year spell at the Emirates. He joined Liverpool for £35m in 2017 and won the Champions League and Premier League in six years under Jurgen Klopp. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is available on a free transfer after two years in Turkey Oxlade-Chamberlain is the latest former player to return to Arsenal's training base at London Colney in a bid to gain fitness. Youth product Tyreece John-Jules, who was released by Arsenal in 2024, trained with the Gunners in October. He has since joined Kilmarnock. Jack Wilshere also trained with Arsenal in 2021 to "prepare for his next stage physically and mentally". Oxlade-Chamberlain was linked with a move to Birmingham City and Southampton in August - but a move failed to materialise. The midfielder, capped 35 times by England, made 50 appearances for Besiktas after leaving Anfield in 2023, scoring five goals, and won the Turkish Cup in 2024. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. Send us your questions Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions. We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do. The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits. We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting events. Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and You Tube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. When is the FA Cup second round draw? Why there is only one Premier League game on Boxing Day Who is in the Premier League's Hall of Fame? Will Alexander-Arnold show what Liverpool are missing on return? Do Bills have blueprint to beat Chiefs? Best of NFL week nine Agent arrested after player 'threatened with gun' The gang who stole over £50 million from taxpayers The hunt for Russia’s billion-dollar hacking gang What happened when Jeremy Allen White met Bruce Springsteen? The only woman to win the Melbourne Cup shares her story Do Bills have blueprint to beat Chiefs? Best of NFL week nine Should Earps' 'negative' comments on Hampton have been made public? Video Should Earps' 'negative' comments on Hampton have been made public? 'He lives for the goals' - robot Haaland returns from malfunction Will Alexander-Arnold show what Liverpool are missing on return? How India finally embraced World Cup fever Points, pubs and Pereira - why a perfect match at Wolves turned sour 'Borthwick played a blinder with bench selection' 'I don't even know when it is' - but will O'Neill be Celtic manager for final? 'It didn't look good' - should players ever publicly snub their manager? 'Ireland face key period after deflating Chicago return' Salah shines as Slot & Liverpool get fans' backing 'I can't see a weakness' - is this Arsenal's time for a title? Does 'timeless wonder' Welbeck deserve England recall? 'A different feeling' - have Man Utd shown mentality shift? England's Ashes hopes end with 'reality check' Pickford on England records, World Cup dream & love of motocross How new MLS franchise San Diego are creating history Has England's Euros triumph given women's club football a boost? England have 'no doubts' over Ashes prep but is it enough? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.