Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been used as a rotation midfielder in the Premiership, making 9 league appearances with 5 starts and 4 outings from the bench. The return of 2 goals from central midfield is useful, but the split between starts and substitute appearances points to a managed role rather than an automatic place in Celtic's first-choice side; he has also played twice in the Scottish Cup without scoring.

His season rating profile is steady rather than standout: a 6.85 average, with a high of 7.58 and a low of 6.53. That range suggests a generally controlled level of performance, with limited evidence of either dominant form or major underperformance in the available rating data.

Oxlade-Chamberlain's career trajectory runs from Southampton to Arsenal, Liverpool, Besiktas and now Celtic, showing an early climb into elite English football followed by a later move into a more opportunistic phase. At 32, with a listed market value of €1.50m, the profile is less about long-term upside and more about whether his experience and remaining athletic output can still add value in selected midfield minutes.

The transfer record shows both the height of his reputation and the later reset. Arsenal paid 15000000 to sign him from Southampton in 2011, Liverpool paid 35000000 in 2017, and the subsequent moves were a free transfer to Besiktas, a release, and then an unattached move to Celtic. That pattern suggests a player who moved up sharply early in his career, then became a lower-risk signing as availability and contract status overtook fee value.