Arsenal were forced to pay £10k every time star played over 20 minutes due to clause

Arsenal used to have to pay Southampton £10,000 every time Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain played more than 20 minutes of football due to a clause in his contract. The midfielder spent six years at the Emirates Stadium, having been signed as a promising youngster from Southampton back in 2011. Oxlade-Chamberlain left Arsenal to join Liverpool in 2017 , becoming the Gunners’ most expensive sale after completing his £40million switch. There, the 33-year-old spent six more seasons before joining Besiktas in 2023 and Celtic earlier this year.