The fallout from Arsenal’s embarrassing 10-2 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich in the last 16 of Champions League continues as reports suggest that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks set to quit the club in the summer.

The England international has made 22 Premier League appearances for the Gunners this season, but half of those have been substitute appearances.

And given that he is embarking on his best goal-scoring season at the Emirates, which has so far seen him net six times for the Gunners, he may have been hoping for more regular football under Arsene Wenger this time round.

The 23-year-old said back in October that he may have to consider his future come the end of the season, and given that he still isn’t a regular in the starting eleven, the time may have come for him to move on after six years in North London.

Oxlade-Chamberlain arrived at the Emirates back in 2011 and has made 184 appearances for the Gunners, but with his future far from certain, there is reported interest in the midfielder from the two Manchester clubs.

The former Southampton man may have been at the club for six years, but here are THREE reasons why manager Wenger has failed him so far during his time at Arsenal…

Hasn’t been given a genuine chance

Despite playing 35 times in all competitions for Arsenal this season, you still sense that Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn’t really been given a genuine chance to show what he can do.

Injury has had something to do with that, but it ultimately comes down to the manager, and whether or not he does or does not back him to shine in the side.

Since the 23-year-old moved to the Emirates in 2011, he has featured 184 times for the Gunners, but only 103 of those have been starts.

He has been substituted on 81 times, and substituted off 78 times – how can he possibly get any consistency when he is constantly in and out of the side?

This season, for example, has seen Oxlade-Chamberlain play 22 times in the Premier League, 11 of which have been off the bench, which works out at a season average of 52 minutes per appearance.

Last season, he made 22 appearances and played 924 minutes of Premier League action, equating to just 42 minutes per appearance, and it follows a similar trend throughout his Gunners career.

There will be times whereby he hasn’t played well enough to warrant 90 minutes or he’s been forced off with injury but, ultimately, Wenger hasn’t really given him enough time on the pitch to prove his worth.

Should’ve been allowed out on loan

Like several young English players at Arsenal, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been made to sit and wait too often for first team football, which has seriously hindered their development.

Former Southampton teammate Theo Walcott is a prime example of this, as although he is doing well this season, the 27-year-old has only ever scored more than ten Premier League goals in a season once for the Gunners, and that was back in 2012/13.

Yet, when Walcott burst onto the scene for the Saints all the way back in 2005, he looked set to be the next big-thing in English football – he has scored just eight goals in 47 games for his country.

The same can be said of Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose is embarking on his best goal-scoring season at the Emirates this term, having netted six times, three of which coming in the League Cup. Before this term, his best was just four.

Clearly, the England star should have been allowed out on loan in the early stages of his Arsenal career to play first team football, and develop at the rate we all expected him to.

Instead, in his sixth season at the Emirates, Oxlade-Chamberlain is still waiting for a regular starting berth.

What is his position?

For a long time, it looked like Oxlade-Chamberlain was going to be that modern-day winger who loves to take defenders on and get crosses into the box.

And when he was at his best, that was mainly where he played for both Arsenal and England.

However, according to Transfermarkt, the 23-year-old has played in eight different positions for the Gunners since arriving there in 2011, ranging from an advanced right position to right-back to defensive midfielder.

And given that he has performed well in midfield in recent games, it begs the question – what is Oxlade-Chamberlain’s best position, and why is that still a question we are asking?

It seems that Wenger was concerned and anxious to give him an opportunity in that midfield area until he absolutely had to due to the various injuries in the squad, yet he arguably now looks to be the best option Arsenal have in that central area.

One reason why Phil Jones hasn’t quite made the grade until this season at Manchester United was because he could fill in anywhere and didn’t really have a natural position, but now he’s been given a run at centre-back, he looks a solid and accomplished player.

The same could, and perhaps should, have happened with Oxlade-Chamberlain, yet Wenger just hasn’t given him time to flourish.