Martin O'Neill has given an update on the club's pursuit of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the Celtic manager confirming a move is close for the midfielder.
Late on Thursday, reports suggested that the former Arsenal and Liverpool player had agreed a deal until the end of the 2025/26 season.
🗣️ "I spoke to him this morning. I think he wants to come, and I think he’s coming."
Martin O'Neill says he is "delighted" after confirming ex-Arsenal and Liverpool player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will join the club, with a medical set for over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/kW4D5Oi1It— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) February 6, 2026
Now, in the process of previewing his side's Scottish Cup match against Dundee, O'Neill has revealed that Oxlade-Chamberlain's move to Celtic is imminent, pending a medical. "I spoke to him this morning. I think he wants to come and I think he is coming," he said.
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"I would have assumed he’s got a number of options. I think there was even talk about Arsenal, where he’s training, might take him on because they might pick up a couple of injuries. I’m delighted that he’s going to come, so he says. I think he’s doing a medical tomorrow, and all being well, I’m hoping that he signs on.
"I think the football club itself probably has convinced him more than anything else, if indeed he is convinced. We might be having this conversation in 36 hours, and he might come up here, see what the weather’s like, and disappear back down again. Quite easily.
"There are a few who have done that in the past!"
