{"id":465930,"date":"2019-06-24T14:42:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=465930"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:42:20","slug":"oxford-united-karl-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/24\/oxford-united-karl-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Manager Karl Robinson Eager To Re-Sign Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a> manager\u00a0Karl Robinson\u00a0is looking to re-sign two of last season’s loan players, reports Jack Johnson of the Oxford Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Left-back Luke Garbutt<\/a> and striker Jerome Sinclair<\/a> impressed in the second half of the season as the U’s secured a mid-table finish<\/a>\u00a0in League One.<\/p>\n

Karl Robinson Eager To Re-Sign Duo<\/h1>\n

Jerome Sinclair<\/h2>\n

Sinclair arrived in January on a six-month loan spell from Watford<\/a>. The former Sunderland<\/a> loanee hadn’t had a proven goalscoring record and some fans questioned the acquisition.<\/p>\n

However, the striker scored four times in 16 appearances for the U’s, who picked up an impressive 27 points from their final 13 league games.<\/p>\n

Luke Garbutt<\/h2>\n

Garbutt arrived at the Kassam Stadium on a season-long loan from Everton<\/a>. The left-back started slowly and, like much of the squad, only improved after the new year.<\/p>\n

This was partly down to the 26-year-old being moved forward into a left midfielder role. He netted three goals in Oxford’s final five games, and Karl Robinson admitted he was a key target this summer.<\/p>\n

He told the Oxford Mail<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019re still speaking to Garbs and his parent club,\u201d before adding: \u201cWe\u2019re still speaking to Jerome, so that\u2019s where we\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson also added: \u201cHally [Rob Hall] can play out wide or as a ten, Sykesy [Mark Sykes] can play there, we\u2019ve got James Henry in there as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve also got Gavin [Whyte] on the right, so we probably need another one or two on the left.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would be looking for a left-footed player, ideally we\u2019ll bring Garbs back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Summer Signings So Far<\/h2>\n

So far, Robinson has brought in youngsters Kevin Berkoe<\/a> and Sam Allardyce<\/a>, whilst Alex Gorrin<\/a> is his only senior signing.<\/p>\n

The U’s have also been linked with Motherwell midfielder Chris Cadden<\/a>, Nottingham Forest midfielder Jorge Grant<\/a>, and Charlton winger Tariqe Fosu<\/a>, but no further news has developed on these three.<\/p>\n

It’s likely that both Garbutt and Sinclair would arrive on loan deals. The former’s Everton contract also expires at the end of next season.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>