Premier League club ‘agrees deal’ with Oxford transfer chief

Recently-relegated Oxford bowed out of the Championship with a 2-0 defeat to Millwall on the final day after their League One status for next season was confirmed the week prior.

The club’s retained list is yet to be released following the season’s end with head coach Matt Bloomfield revealing that he does not expect a massive overhaul of the playing squad this summer.

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Above board, however, moves are apparently already happening as Football League World have that Scott Mitchell, The U’s head of recruitment, has agreed a deal to move up to Newcastle as part of their recruitment team amidst internal restructuring at the club.

Mitchell has been at the club since 2024 after joining from Wycombe Wanderers.

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He worked in the same role with the Chairboys as he has in OX4 and operated alongside Bloomfield for a time during his spell in Buckinghamshire.

Mitchell began his career as an academy coach for Ipswich Town and worked his way up the ranks with the Tractor Boys over the course of 12 years.

The former Ipswich coach has worked for The Yellows during three transfer windows in the Championship, seeing the club secure survival last season before their unfortunate relegation this campaign.