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Arsenal attacker Oxlade-Chamberlain risks Wenger row with U21 pledge

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says he wants to play for England at next summer's U21 Euros.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is against players reverting to the Under 21s but Oxlade-Chamberlain insists he would not turn down a call-up.

"Yes (I'd play at the Euros if I was asked), you'd never turn your nose up at something like that," the 21-year-old, who has 18 England caps, told BT Sport.

"But there's a lot that goes into that because the national team have two games around the same time as the tournament. So it's up to Roy Hodgson to decide what he wants.

"There's a lot of players in the England squad at the moment that could drop back down and play for the Under 21s so it's up to the manager to decide.

"When that time comes around I'll have to think about it. Gareth (Southgate, England U21 manager) might not even want me. It's a discussion that will be had closer to the time with the England manager, someone at Arsenal and Gareth Southgate."

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