ALEX Oxlade-Chamberlain will have to replace Lionel Messi’s shirt that is hanging in his house with teammate Andy Robertson’s.
The Liverpool midfielder has been proudly displaying Barcelona star Messi’s jersey since the two sides met in the Champions League semi-final last year.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will have to replace the Lionel Messi shirt hanging in his house with Andy Robertson’s jerseyCredit: PA:Empics Sport
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But Oxlade-Chamberlain, 26, made bet with Robertson, 26, before the Reds beat Spurs to lift their sixth European cup.
The former Arsenal star said he would swap Messi’s shirt with the defender’s if he got 10 assists this season.
Ironically, Robertson’s most recent goal contribution was a cross that Oxlade-Chamberlain turned home in Liverpool’s 5-3 win over Chelsea.
That was the Scotland captain’s 11th assist of the season, meaning he won the bet he made with the Ox.
The wager recently resurfaced during a video shared on the club’s official YouTube page.
There’s only shirt up in the house and it’s not moved – it’s Messi’s shirt. I said I’d remove that and put Robbo’s shirt up if he got 10 assists.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Both players are answering fans questions alongside captain Jordan Henderson in a Liverpool Carpool that was filmed back in 2019.
The first one reads: “To Ox, have you put Robbo’s shirt up in your house yet?”
Chamberlain explains: “There’s only shirt up in the house and it’s not moved – it’s Messi’s shirt.
“I said I’d remove that and put Robbo’s shirt up if he got 10 assists.
“Never have I seen anyone shank as many crosses onto someone’s head. The answer is, no I haven’t yet and it’s not good enough.”
Last September, the Ox attempted clarified the terms of the pair’s bet by saying he’d place Robertson’s shirt NEXT to six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi’s.
At the time he said: “I do have a deal with him about assists.
“The deal was if he gets 10 Premier League assists this season, I will get a framed Andrew Robertson shirt to put in my house.
“And I’ll put it next to [Lionel] Messi”s.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
