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Oxford United transfer news: Ligue 1 striker and Villa star
Matt Bloomfield’s U’s will play in League One after suffering relegation with two games to go, finally ending the season with a 2-0 defeat at Millwall last weekend.
Business has already begun amongst the United hierarchy with head of recruitment Scott Mitchell reportedly on his way to Premier League side Newcastle United.
Mitchell has been at Oxford since late 2024 and is set to move to the Magpies to join their recruitment team.
In terms of the playing squad, rumours started to emerge before the culmination of the season.
Reports emerged over a week ago that The Yellows are in the running to sign Senegalese striker Bamba Dieng from French club Lorient.
The 26-year-old is available on a free transfer this summer and has scored an impressive 15 goals in 24 matches in all competitions for the French side.
According to reporter Pete O’Rourke , Oxford are alongside Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Portsmouth, and German club St Pauli in the race to secure Dieng’s signature.
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The U’s relegation to League One may dent their hopes, however, as they face competition from higher-placed clubs.
A rumour slightly closer to home has linked Aston Villa youngster Tommi O’Reilly with a move to OX4.
The 22-year-old has stood out for League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan this season, scoring seven goal and managing 11 assists as an attacking midfielder.
Journalist Alan Nixon says that O’Reilly is set for talks with Pompey and Oxford in the coming weeks.
Villa have reportedly asked for around ยฃ1 million for the Englishman.
Looking abroad once more, United are reportedly amongst a host of club interested in Curacao international Tyrese Noslin.
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The defender has made more than 30 appearances so far this season in the Dutch top flight ๐#BarnsleyFC | #OUFC pic.twitter.com/iZwEXcxR3Z
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Noslin plays in The Netherlands for Eredivisie side Telstar and most commonly plays as a right wing back for his club.
The 23-year-old can also play in the right wing and right back positions.
League One side Barnsley are also competing for his signature, according to eflpublished .
Noslin has scored once and assisted twice in 32 league appearances this season.
U’s winger Przemyslaw Placheta, who is out of contract this summer, is reportedly keen on a move to the United States with Major League Soccer outfit Austin FC.
Polish news outlets have reported that talks are in their final stages as the 28-year-old looks set to move abroad soon.
Tottenham Hotspur loanee has returned to his parent club from Oxford, alongside teammate Will Lankshear, but his option to buy remains intact despite it being unlikely that The U’s will pull the trigger following their Championship relegation.
Oxford United travel to Leyton Orient for the first round of the Carabao Cup and Aaron Ramsey’s first competitive match in charge.
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The 32-year-old became the third player to leave the club after United were hit with a temporary transfer ban at the beginning of July.
Vaulks joined Nik Prelec and Ole Romeny – who left on loan- in departing the club this summer, returning to the club where he spent his academy career, Tranmere Rovers.
Dropping down to League Two, the former Wales international leaves Oxford after two years in the Championship with the club, playing 88 times for the Yellows and scoring twice.
The former Oxford midfielder was left out of the U’s squad in their final pre-season friendly, a 2-0 win over Premier League side Ipswich Town, and went on to be announced as a Tranmere player on Monday evening.
United head coach Ramsey opened up on Vaulks’ departure in his press conference before the club’s first competitive fixture of the season, an away trip to Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup.
“We had some honest conversations with Will and the opportunity came up for him to pursue his new opportunity there,” the 35-year-old Yellows boss said.
“I mean, he’s been great for this club and what he’s done on and off the field here has been remarkable.
“We just wish Will the best of luck now going forward.”
A statement from Oxford included the message: “On behalf of everyone at Oxford United, thank you Will.
“We wish you all the best with your future and we will continue to drive your important work forward.”
From the Wirral, Vaulks moves closer to home by joining Darrell Clarke’s side.
Upon joining Rovers, the centre midfielder said: “Iโm grateful to be back.
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“I spent 10 years at the club, but never played a first team game, so this is a move that has been on my mind for a number of years now.
“I really wanted to come back to my boyhood club.
โI made it clear that I wasnโt going anywhere else, other than to Tranmere, it was the club I wanted to join.
โIโm a Wirral boy and I canโt wait to give everything for the club.โ
As well as contributing on the pitch for Oxford, Vaulks made a huge impact off it, using his personal story to establish the award-winning Can We Talk? suicide prevention campaign.
He was nationally and internationally recognised for his campaigning, winning awards including the FIFPRO Player Voice and was recently named PFA Community Player of the Year.
The 2026/27 EFL Cup supercomputer forecast, combining mathematical probability algorithms and agentic AI, suggests the Yellows will defeat Leyton Orient 2-1 at Brisbane Road.
This will be Ramsey’s first competitive fixture since taking charge.
The computer model – conducted by Andy’s Bet Club – anticipates several other first-round outcomes, including Rochdale, recently promoted from the National League, surprising Bradford City with a penalty shootout victory.
In the southern section of the competition, League Two’s Barnet are expected to beat Cambridge United, who are a league higher.
The supercomputer also foresees victories for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Burnley, and Wolves, all advancing unscathed to the second round.
On the other hand, Oxford’s fierce rivals, Swindon Town, are predicted to exit in the first round, losing 2-0 to Championship side Cardiff City.
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The first round of the EFL Cup, for the first time in six years, is set to take place before the start of the league season.
The supercomputer predicts that West Ham United will be the last remaining EFL team in the competition, bowing out in the quarter-finals against Chelsea.
The eventual winners, according to the supercomputer, will be Manchester City, claiming their 10th title.
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