Alex Oxlade Chamberlain aka "The Ox"

[Irishnev]

Nah, Neves is unproven and Maddison is injured.

For me it's -

Keïta, Henderson, Jorginho, Milner, Fekir, Khedira

Khedeira’s legs have gone - not what we need now

[Fosterbloke]

Khedeira’s legs have gone - not what we need now

Really? I thought people were saying he was quite effective this season?

Oh well, get Diawara in then

[Irishnev]

Really? I thought people were saying he was quite effective this season?

Oh well, get Diawara in then

I was a big fan of him a few years back but his game is built on mobility and the Juve games I saw this year he looked nowhere near as mobile. He is also early 30s (right)? To be honest I thought Can would be an excellent Khedeira replacement in the national side.....! Now he may end up replacing him in the club side also!

Diawara looks a prospect but I’d prefer Neves - I think the year st Wolves will really stand to him.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Khedeira’s legs have gone - not what we need now

Think he is still an effective player if he is managed right in terms of games. He is pushing toward the 40 game mark for this season with the majority being starts and I think that is just a bit too much for him at a high level.

He looked useful for spells this season for Juve, especially in some of their big CL games, but towards the latter stages of the season games seemed to catch up on him.

He would probably be a useful back up player for 20 to 25 games a season as that way he would have plenty of recovery time between the games he got, and he has loads of title and cup winning experience so would be a good older head to have around the younger players.


Given we will be competing in four competitions this coming season, a few players lke him would be useful for padding out the squad for games in the League cup, FA cup and lesser CL games.


And it would give Klopp another Swabian to chat to.

[meffin]

He's just confirmed on Instagram that he had surgery. So it's a long lay off

[meffin]

And Twitter

[ame]https://twitter.com/Alex_OxChambo/status/994600732811808769[/ame]

[Norbs]

I don't think I've ever felt more gutted for a player. He'd absolutely earned the right to start the final and I'm sure he would've shone. Poor fella

[McDermotX]

It's insanely cruel to be sure. But as (insert inane ex-pro here) would say......that's football etc etc
Far bigger things in life to be mindful of, something which the lad himself has commented on before.
He'll be back.

[Assassin]

The good news is that he must have been operated on a 8 - 9 days ago. So he is already on the mend

[Dirk07]

The echo article states that the targeted return is pre-season which is great news given the rumors of 9-12 months out

[Lecter]

The echo article states that the targeted return is pre-season which is great news given the rumors of 9-12 months out

Can't see that if it's an ACL or PCL and he's had surgery he's looking at 9-12 months

If he's had both reconstructed as some on Twitter are saying then it could be even longer

[wongers]

Ahh twitter it must be true then!!

[red g]

really gutted for him, while i don;t give 2 ****s about the world cup must be gutting as a player to have 2 consecutive world cups ruined by injury.

[Red_Polo]

Can't see that if it's an ACL or PCL and he's had surgery he's looking at 9-12 months

If he's had both reconstructed as some on Twitter are saying then it could be even longer

Just saying which ligament(s) were involved and whether there was surgery is **** all detail to go off in fairness. There would be vastly different recovery times depending on the exact injuries and interventions. Let's wait and see.

[Buzzo]

really gutted for him, while i don;t give 2 ****s about the world cup must be gutting as a player to have 2 consecutive world cups ruined by injury.

Must be even more gutting to miss the one consecutive Champions League Final.