Forgotten Oxford United midfielder in summer transfer link

After relegation from the Championship last season, the U’s are looking to make moves in the upcoming summer transfer window whilst also looking to trim the edges of the squad ahead of their return to League One.

Links to potential arrivals have already begun to circulate.

However head coach Matt Bloomfield previously stated that the Yellows squad would not need a complete overhaul as they prepare for the third tier.

There is some dead weight making up squad numbers though, and outcast Louie Sibley is the latest to be linked with a move away from the club.

According to AllAboutLeagueOne, Sibley has drawn interest from MK Dons who were promoted from League Two last season after finishing second behind champions Bromley.

The Buckinghamshire outfit are reportedly keen on signing the 24-year-old who has fallen well out of favour in OX4 after joining the club in the summer of 2024.

Fans with U’s player Louie Sibley (Image: Andy Ffrench)

The ex-Derby County man arrived at the Kassam after the U’s won promotion to the Championship via the play-offs under former head coach Des Buckingham.

Struggling to make his mark on the side and scoring once in 14 Oxford appearances in his first season, Sibley went out on loan to League One in January 2025, joining Rotherham United.

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He scored two minutes into his debut and played 21 times for the Yorkshire club, bagging two goals in total and one assist.

Playing just five times last season for the U’s, Sibley went out on loan again to Bradford City this past January but featured only four times for them and fell out of the matchday fold altogether from February onwards.

In total, the former England youth player has managed only 19 matches across two seasons for United with only one goal and one assist to his name.

Gary Rowett instructs Louie Sibley (Image: Mike Allen)

He has never featured under head coach Matt Bloomfield who arrived in early January and so the expectation is that Sibley will be allowed to leave this summer.

The midfielder is one of a number of fringe players whose futures are up in the air ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.

Other names include Peter Kioso, Siriki Dembele and Greg Leigh amongst a potential few others.

Players linked with joining the U’s so far include Colchester United’s Kyreece Lisbie – who has met with the club amid interest from Reading – Grimsby Town’s Jaze Kabia and Charlton Athletic defender Alex Mitchell.