{"id":455904,"date":"2019-06-11T06:53:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T10:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=455904"},"modified":"2019-06-11T14:58:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:58:45","slug":"oxford-united-linked-to-charlton-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/11\/oxford-united-linked-to-charlton-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Linked to Charlton Athletic Defender Jason Pearce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a> have been linked with Charlton Athletic defender Jason Pearce according to The News, Portsmouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the U’s face stiff competition with both Sunderland<\/a> and Portsmouth<\/a> also looking to sign the 31-year-old.<\/p>\n

Oxford United Set to Chase Jason Pearce<\/h1>\n

Jason Pearce<\/h2>\n

The Charlton<\/a> defender has had a solid season as the Addicks gained promotion to the Championship, playing 28 games and scoring twice.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old has one year left on his existing deal at The Valley, after joining the Londoners from Wigan Athletic in 2016.<\/p>\n

The centre-half has made 81 appearances for the Addicks in that time, with 28 outings arriving last term including in the play-off final win against Sunderland.<\/p>\n

Regular starts haven\u2019t always been easy for Pearce to find under Lee Bowyer, with the likes of Patrick Bauer<\/a> and Naby Sarr<\/a> options in the same area of the pitch.<\/p>\n

Pearce started his career at Portsmouth<\/a>, with loans at Bognor Regis and Woking. He then moved to AFC Bournemouth<\/a>, making 162 appearances in four seasons, before moving back to Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

He then spent three years at Leeds United,<\/a> making 99 appearances, before a move to Wigan. Pearce has spent the last two seasons with Charlton.<\/p>\n

Portsmouth and Sunderland<\/span><\/p>\n

Two sides that reached the play-offs are also reportedly interested in the defender<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunderland could certainly benefit from having a defender of Pearce\u2019s experience in their ranks ahead of next season, as Jack Ross\u2019 side struggled defensively towards the end of last season.<\/p>\n

That said, a return to boyhood club Pompey would be difficult to turn down and the defender potentially looks for a new club.<\/p>\n

Oxford United<\/h2>\n

It would be a terrific signing if Oxford<\/a> could snap up the defender. It would also put less pressure on the wait of a decision from Curtis Nelson<\/a> to accept or decline his new contract offer.<\/p>\n

This is the second Charlton player that the U’s have been linked within the past week, as we broke the news that Karl Robinson was also chasing winger, Tariqe Fosu.<\/a><\/p>\n

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