{"id":562163,"date":"2020-08-15T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=562163"},"modified":"2020-08-15T12:49:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T16:49:01","slug":"marcus-mcguane-joins-oxford-united-from-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/15\/marcus-mcguane-joins-oxford-united-from-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus McGuane Joins Oxford United From Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Oxford+united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford United<\/a> have announced <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/781b698a\/Marcus-McGuane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus McGuane<\/a> as their fourth summer signing. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> and Barcelona midfielder arrives on a season-long loan from Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<h2>Marcus McGuane Joins Oxford United on-loan From Nottingham Forest<\/h2>\n<h3>Fourth Summer Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Marcus McGuane becomes Karl Robinson&#8217;s fourth summer signing. The central midfielder follows winger <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/23\/joel-cooper-joins-as-oxford-uniteds-first-summer-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Cooper<\/a>, striker <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/31\/oxford-united-complete-permanent-signing-of-matty-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matty Taylor<\/a> and versatile defender <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/06\/oxford-united-sign-sean-clare-from-heart-of-midlothian\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Clare<\/a> to the Kassam Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old came through the youth academy with Arsenal. However, he managed just two appearances for the senior side before joining Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>He made 26 appearances for the B-Team, and made his one and only senior appearance in the\u00a0<em>Supercopa de Catalunya\u00a0<\/em>Final. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/04965583\/Aleix-Vidal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleix Vidal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He returned to England after a six-month loan spell in Holland and joined Nottingham Forest on a two-and-a-half-year deal. However, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, McGuane is yet to feature for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Championship<\/a> side.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/august\/marcus-mcguane-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the clubs&#8217; official website,<\/a> U&#8217;s boss Karl Robinson said: \u201cHe can be just about anything he wants to be. He is still very young but what a journey to have been on even at his age.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He can play a defensive role or as more of an attacking midfielder and we can\u2019t wait to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGuane, who joined up with the U\u2019s at their Training Camp in Wales, said: \u201cI\u2019m buzzing to be with such a great club. I have been made to feel very welcome and can&#8217;t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aim is to get regular games and push on from there. Training has been hard so far but I\u2019ve really enjoyed it and you can see there are some really good players here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Gaffer has been brilliant and I know what is expected when you pull on the yellow shirt so I am determined to make the most of this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"eczVsRd8SEJtzUKuRjKY4w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/920347296\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'eczVsRd8SEJtzUKuRjKY4w',sig:'NeCZMwgDTVP0sOVJ_pgaxxPFifs7BLG_HgTr4-w0Pu0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'920347296',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford United have announced Marcus McGuane as their fourth summer signing. The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder arrives on a season-long loan from Nottingham Forest. Marcus McGuane Joins Oxford United on-loan From Nottingham Forest Fourth Summer Signing Marcus McGuane becomes Karl Robinson&#8217;s fourth summer signing. 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