Indonesia star Ole Romeny ‘close’ to leaving Oxford United

Romeny joined the U’s in January 2025 from Dutch side Utrecht for a reporter club-record signing, with Oxford going on to secure survival in the Championship under Gary Rowett that season.

The 26-year-old’s game time was limited last season with the forward playing only 16 times in the league, two of which were from the start, thanks to injury and a struggle to break into the team under Matt Bloomfield.

The Indonesia international has played 32 times for United in total during his 18 months at the Kassam, scoring one goal which came in a 3-2 defeat to Coventry City in March 2025.

Romeny is now being linked with a move away from the club with Fortuna Sittard of the Netherlands reportedly offering a route back to his country of birth.

Ole Romeny is reportedly on the verge of leaving Oxford United (Image: Mike Allen)

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Dutch reporter Mounir Boualin has said that Fortuna’s deal for the Oxford forward is close with a medical scheduled and only the fine details needing to be ironed out.

The journalist had said previously that Romeny is a ‘serious contender’ to bolster the attack of the Dutch outfit.

The forward is an Indonesian international due to his maternal grandmother who, despite being ethnically Dutch, was born in Medan when it was still called the Dutch East Indies.

Oxford United’s owner Erick Thohir is an Indonesian business and Minister of Youth and Sports in Indonesia.