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Fresh Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Celtic Update as Move 'May Still Happen'

Celtic aims to register free-agent midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Europa League by Thursday’s deadline, potentially adding a sixth winter signing, manager Martin O'Neill said.

  • On Wednesday, Martin O'Neill, Celtic manager, said a free transfer move for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may still happen as talks are 'moving closer'.
  • Needing registration within 24 hours, Celtic face a Thursday evening deadline to add Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to their next Europa League squad before the February 19, 2026 first leg at Parkhead.
  • As Martin O'Neill said, `We were speaking to Oxlade-Chamberlain and I think he's training at Arsenal at this moment and Arsenal may even offer him a contract I think,` with the 32-year-old midfielder now a free agent.
  • Completing the deal on Thursday would allow Oxlade-Chamberlain to join Celtic's European squad for the Stuttgart tie and enter the squad for the Scottish Cup match with Dundee, becoming the sixth winter signing after Joel Mvuka and Junior Adamu.
  • On Wednesday, Sky Sports' Chris Sutton questioned O'Neill about recruitment and season concerns before the Aberdeen match was postponed.
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While the French media Tiémou Bakayoko was very close to engaging for eighteen months with the Celtic, the Scottish champions finally opted for former English international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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Celticnewsnow broke the news in on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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