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Oxford United advance to sign Reading FC transfer target
Oxford United are looking to secure the services of Colchester United forward Kyreece Lisbie with the club having met with the player, our sister paper The Reading Chronicle understands.
This comes after sources close to the player said that Posh are leading the race to sign the winger over the summer, with Reading hesitant to meet Colchester United’s valuation.
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It is understood that Oxford United, Reading FC, Peterborough United and an unnamed Championship club are all after the winger’s signature.
Oxford United held interest in the winger in January but were blocked alongside Reading FC from signing the player but Colchester United’s chairman.
The Posh’s interest in securing Colchester United’s Kyreece Lisbie’s services have been widely reported, with his twin brother Kyrell flourishing under manager Luke Williams – with Kyrell scoring 14 goals and registering seven assists.
Peterborough United have been ‘pushing hard’ to secure the services of the winger in the summer transfer window, but the player sees Reading FC as the ideal move for his career.
An estimated fee of between £500-750K is Colchester’s current asking price – the deal fell through at the last minute when it was revealed that Colchester United decided against selling the player.
Kyreece won the Young Player of the Year award at Colchester’s end of season awards last week – with the winger scoring 11 goals and registering eight assists across all competitions.
The winger got his first taste of senior football for Cray Valley, and signed for Watford in 2021 before moving to Brentford less than a year later.
The 22-year-old signed a permanent contract with Colchester in 2025 from Premier League side Brentford’s B team until the the summer of 2027.
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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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: “I’m 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.
“I made it clear that I wasn’t going anywhere else, other than to Tranmere, it was the club I wanted to join.
“I’m a Wirral boy and I can’t wait to give everything for the club.”
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.
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