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As soon as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spoke to Martin O\u2019Neill and Shaun Maloney, he knew that Celtic<\/a> was the place for him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 32-year-old England internationalist has joined the Club on a contract until the summer with an option for a further year, subject to international clearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And he can\u2019t to start working with his new team-mates, although he will be an interested spectator at Celtic<\/a> Park today (Saturday) as the Hoops<\/a> take on Dundee in the Scottish Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking exclusively to Celtic<\/a> TV, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also revealed that the idea of a move to Celtic<\/a> had already been planted in his mind by his friend and former Celtic<\/a> goalkeeper, Joe Hart, while as soon as Celtic\u2019s interest became public, Andy Robertson was constantly in touch with him telling him to get to Paradise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I was with Harty (Joe Hart) a few weeks ago at James Milner\u2019s birthday actually, and I asked him about Celtic<\/a> \u2013 to be fair, it was before this came about \u2013 and how he found it up here,\u201d Oxlade-Chamberlain explained. \u201cHe just said it was the best two or three years of his life that he was up here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘He absolutely loved it and he actually suggested at the time that this would be perfect for me and that I would love it up here. And funnily enough, here I am!’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cHe raved about it, how much he loved it up here, how the people treated him, how intense it is and how passionate it is. And even playing with Harty, that\u2019s his whole identity. So that made sense, how he loved it so much, and he talked it right up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSo when it came around, I was fresh off those conversations as well and that makes it a lot easier to see myself up here and how it will be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m best mates with Andy Robertson as well so it didn\u2019t take much convincing from him. Robbo also told me to get in the car and get myself up here, and he\u2019s been messaging me every couple of hours the last two days \u2013 \u2018Are you there yet?\u2019 \u2018Is it done?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those words from two of friends were positive enough, but it was conversations with Martin O\u2019Neill and Shaun Maloney which carried the most weight in convincing him to join Celtic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSpeaking with the manager, it just felt like the perfect fit for me and I feel like I can come in and help out the lads,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe just wanted to cross-check how I was, where I was training. I\u2019ve obviously been training at Arsenal for a good three months so he wanted to hear about that and hear how I was in the situation I was, hear how my last few seasons went out in Turkey and get a bit of background on my situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘I explained everything and he said he\u2019d love to have me up here and it seemed quite seamless.’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cA lot of times when you\u2019re in these situations, it can be of opinions back and forth with teams when you\u2019re talking, and you just to the opportunity to go and play, and the manager here is maybe a bit more old-school in that manner where he just said, are you ready to come and play. I said, yes, absolutely, and here we are. We\u2019re ready to get cracking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cJust talking to the manager, and Shaun Maloney as well, who told the expectations on the club and what it means to play here, what our targets are and that he\u2019s going to push me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s all the stuff I identify with and that\u2019s the environment I\u2019ve always been in and been lucky enough to be in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s exactly what I need. I need another challenge and lucky enough at a massive club like this. And they can help me get back to where I need to get to and, more importantly, I need to help the team achieve the goals we want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And with Celtic<\/a> in the hunt for silverware this season, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is looking forward to playing his part for the team, bringing his experience of winning trophies to the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere are some really experienced guys already here and they have experience of winning it here and what it\u2019s like here,\u201d he said, \u201cso I\u2019m going to have to learn off that and try to take from that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBut being in any environment and any team that is competing to win things, you learn over the years how things are done, the habits you form, the culture you set between yourselves. That\u2019s obviously something I\u2019ve come from and I\u2019ve been lucky enough to experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘So that\u2019s my job also as one of the senior players, or older players with experience, is to come in train the way you need to train every day and set those standards.’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cAnd, like I said, it\u2019s also important for me to learn off the other boys who\u2019re here and who have lived and breathed it here, and that\u2019s a new experience for me \u2013 to learn from them quickly as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a tough end to the season. There are a lot of games, and all that is something I can resonate with \u2013 that pressure, that expectation and the demands from the fans for those things is what makes me tick and I like that challenge, so all of that fed into it as well for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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