Liverpool have made a huge push to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from under Chelsea's noses.

Mirror Sport understands that Liverpool are rivalling Chelsea to get Oxlade-Chamberlain after the Arsenal midfielder turned down a new contract offer worth £180,000-a-week.

Arsenal are now set to sell before Thursday's transfer deadline if a club bids over £35million rather than lose him for nothing next year.

It means with the ongoing transfer tug-of-war that Arsenal are likely to pull Oxlade-Chamberlain out of the starting XI to face Liverpool on Sunday.

Chelsea had appeared to be in pole position and have already had a bid turned down but were confident of landing him for £35m.

But Liverpool are now firmly in the frame although Arsenal do have history with them from the fall out over the botched Luis Suarez transfer in 2013.

It might be a more complicated deal as Arsenal have good relations with Chelsea but Oxlade-Chamberlain's team mates think he is more likely to go to Liverpool.

Wenger has insisted publicly that he does not want to sell but Oxlade-Chamberlain has told him face-to-face that he believes a move would be best for his career and development.

It now looks as if Oxlade-Chamberlain will now be sold rather than let him run down his contract, although Arsenal have yet to receive a bid which comes close to tempting them to sell.

Source: Daily Mirror

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