Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to follow Alexis Sanchez out the door as disillusioned players turn on Arsene Wenger
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FED-UP Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the latest star who wants to quit Arsenal as the players turn on Arsene Wenger.
Boss Wenger is struggling to keep control of the dressing room after Tuesday’s humiliating 10-2 Champions League aggregate KO by Bayern Munich.
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Senior players are moaning about Wenger’s tactics, coaching and training methods.
And the Frenchman, 67, is now also wobbling on whether to stay in charge next season amid a growing fans’ revolt.
SunSport can reveal England midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain — who has 18 months left on his current Emirates contract — has no intention of extending it.
That means the 23-year-old could follow disillusioned team-mate Alexis Sanchez, 28, out of the door this summer, with both Manchester clubs interested.
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Arsenal executives are also questioning whether Wenger can topple the best clubs in Europe after their abject surrender against Bayern — the Gunners’ seventh consecutive exit at the first knockout stage of the Champions League.
His future is more uncertain than ever following continued protests by unhappy supporters.
A source close to him said: “It is 50-50 now — I don’t think Arsene expected to be beaten like that at the Emirates.
“Arsenal are his club and he wants to put everything right. But nobody knows whether he’ll carry on after the end of the season.”
Wenger responded to the defeat by giving his players the day off before they start preparations for Saturday’s FA Cup home quarter-final against non-league Lincoln.