WE’VE ONLY GONE AND GOT OURSELVES A WONDERKID… THIS WEEK, WE WELCOME REECE OXFORD.
AN ARSENAL FAN WHO STARTED AT SPURS — ONLY TO BE RELEASED.
HE JOINED WEST HAM… AND DIDN’T TAKE LONG TO MAKE HEADLINES.
ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE 2015/16 SEASON — JUST 16 YEARS AND 236 DAYS OLD — OXFORD MADE ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUTS: A 0-2 WIN AT ARSENAL, KEEPING MESUT ÖZIL IN HIS BACK POCKET. NO FEAR, NO FUSS — JUST A TEENAGER LOCKING DOWN A WORLD CUP WINNER.
BUT FROM THERE, THINGS STALLED. A PUZZLING LOAN TO READING IN 16/17… THEN MOVES TO GERMANY WITH MÖNCHENGLADBACH AND AUGSBURG, WHERE HE’D EVENTUALLY SIGN PERMANENTLY.
THIS WEEK WE CATCH UP WITH THE BOY WONDER AND TALK ABOUT THAT INCREDIBLE DEBUT, HIS INJURY-RAVAGED CAREER, HIS FUTURE ASPIRATIONS AND MUCH MUCH MORE!