The season may be over, but we’re still bringing you a weekly round-up of the goings-on at Oxford United. This week is all about transfer rumours, with reports suggesting a U’s defender is a target for a Championship club and a midfielder is looked at by a League One rival, while Oxford are keeping an eye on a Cambridge United midfielder.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Oxford United defender Rob Atkinson was linked with a move to Bristol City, according to Gregor MacGregor.<\/a><\/p>\n The 22-year-old has had a stellar debut season in the Football League, having only joined the club in January 2020. The defender has made 44 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.<\/p>\n Atkinson, who was named in the League One Team of the Season, has piqued the interest of manager Nigel Pearson<\/a>, who is looking for stability in his backline.<\/p>\n According to the Football Insider<\/a>, Oxford are one of several League One clubs looking to sign Cambridge United midfielder, Paul Digby.<\/p>\n Sunderland and Charlton Athletic are also believed to be interested, with the Addicks the favourite to land the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n Digby will be playing in the third tier regardless of a summer move after the U’s secured promotion from League Two, but he has refused a new contract at the Abbey Stadium.<\/p>\n If Oxford were to sign the holding midfielder, it would provide cover should Cameron Brannagan<\/a> depart, with the 25-year-old linked with a move away.<\/p>\n As reported by Mike Bacon at\u00a0the East Anglian Daily Times<\/a>, U’s midfielder Mark Sykes has emerged as a transfer target for Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old, who joined the club in January 2019, has made 91 appearances for the U’s, including 41 this term.<\/p>\n The midfielder was out of contract in the summer but the club have recently activated a one-year extension.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Oxford United announced their retained list. Of the senior players, only Rob Hall and Dylan Asonganyi have been released, while Anthony Forde and John Mousinho have been offered new deals.<\/p>\n The club haven’t offered Josh Ruffels a new deal, with the defender having been offered fresh terms already this season. As a result, U’s boss Karl Robinson had given the Oxford-born defender until the weekend to decide on his future<\/a>, with Nottingham Forest one club that has shown interest<\/a> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Following Brentford’s promotion to the Premier League, Oxford have missed out on a bonus themselves with a clause in Shandon Baptiste’s contract.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old, who made the switch to Griffin Park along with Tariqe Fosu in January 2020<\/a>, hasn’t made enough appearances for Brentford. As a result, the U’s have missed out on a reported \u00a3500,000 with a promotion bonus clause in his contract.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\nOxford ‘In Race’ to Sign Paul Digby<\/h3>\n
Mark Sykes Linked With The Tractor Boys<\/h3>\n
Retained List and Josh Ruffels News<\/h3>\n
Sting in the Tail Following Bee’s Promotion<\/h3>\n