DECISION TIME FOR THE OX AS ANFIELD EXIT LOOMS LARGE

ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN is quitting Liverpool after six years at Anfield but must decide whether to leave this month or in the summer as a free agent. There is growing interest from Premier League and foreign clubs this month, and Oxlade-Chamberlain (right) is virtually certain to leave Anfield either this month or in July when his contract expires.

Leaving this summer would likely prove more lucrative, given the signing-on fees for free agents. OxladeChamberlain, 29, must decide whether to leave now or risk waiting until summer when the market could be flooded.