{"id":613614,"date":"2022-06-13T03:34:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613614"},"modified":"2022-06-13T03:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:34:23","slug":"oxford-united-three-new-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/13\/oxford-united-three-new-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Three New Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/05\/oxford-united-international-pre-season-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> secured three first-team players to longer term deals this week, which is a huge boost going in to the new season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Elliott Moore has signed a new three-year contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#oufc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story as the U&#39;s captain commits his future to the club:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H49geMDAXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/H49geMDAXI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8Iwft1D3i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/O8Iwft1D3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford Mail OUFC (@OxfordMailOUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordMailOUFC\/status\/1534165779859611648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: New Deals for U&#8217;s Trio<\/h2>\n<h3>Oxford United Captain Commits Future<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford skipper Elliott Moore has penned a new three year deal with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Out of contract in the summer, the club triggered a 12-month extension but the 25-year-old has now committed his future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/june\/elliott-moore-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, manager Karl Robinson said: \u201cHe is an outstanding defender and also a terrific role model and a natural leader.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has the respect of everyone at the club and I think he has his best years still ahead of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moore added: \u201cI am more than happy here and have felt at home since the very first day I stepped through the door.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have gone so close to winning promotion over the last few years and we are determined to be up there and get the job done this time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good to get it sorted and now I\u2019m looking forward to coming back for pre-season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Ninety Minutes for Smyth<\/h3>\n<p>U&#8217;s midfielder Oisin Smyth gained more international minutes by playing the full game as Northern Ireland U21s ended their Euro 2023 qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw in Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old played in a back three and was made captain towards the end of the match after Ethan Galbraith was substituted off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613616\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/20220613_083007-2048x1378.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Gorrin Pens Additional Year<\/h3>\n<p>After weeks of speculation, midfielder Alex Rodriguez Gorrin finally put pen to paper on a new one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Spaniard was out of contract in the summer and had also attracted interest from other League One clubs, but the U&#8217;s have managed to tie the midfielder down for an additional year.<\/p>\n<p>Gorrin hasn&#8217;t played since November after picking up an ACL injury in an FA Cup clash against Bristol Rovers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/june\/alex-gorrin-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, he said: \u201cThat was so frustrating, watching the team and seeing us go so close to promotion again but knowing I couldn\u2019t play a part.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I have been working hard all summer and will hopefully get a good pre-season and be able to play a full part in what we hope will be a successful season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love being at Oxford. The players and staff are a very tight group and the fans have been amazing with me. I can\u2019t wait to report back and get going again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Bodin Becomes Third Player in a Week to Extend Stay<\/h3>\n<p>Like Gorrin, Billy Bodin was also out of contract in the summer but the U&#8217;s tied the 30-year-old down to a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Having arrived from Preston North End last summer, the former Bristol Rovers man impressed with seven goals and five assists from 25 appearances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/june\/billy-bodin-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, Bodin said: \u201cI saw Elliott Moore and Alex Gorrin say they felt there was unfinished business here and I feel exactly the same way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We pushed really hard for promotion and just fell short at the end last season, so I want to play my part in doing better this time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have such a good group here and we it\u2019s a pleasure to be part of a side that is committed to playing good football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have enjoyed every moment since I first signed and can\u2019t wait to get back for pre-season and be part of the group again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson added: \u201cThe fans could see really quickly what a talented player Billy is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Off the field, he slotted straight in and is a fantastic pro who bought into the culture of the club very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not just his goals, it\u2019s the way he creates things for others around him too. He had other options but I am delighted that he sees his future here and wants to be part of where we aim to take this club over the next couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Brannagan Named In PFA League One Team of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>On Thursday, U&#8217;s midfielder Cameron Brannagan was named in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFA\/status\/1534961272504164352?t=TM9L85riBKwISUCXTVX41w&amp;amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFA League One Team of the Year<\/a> at the association\u2019s awards ceremony. The 26-year-old scored a career-high 14 goals from 44 appearances, along with three assists.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third year in a row that a player has been represented in the PFA selection, with Brannagan and Rob Dickie making the team in 2020 and Rob Atkinson in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>However, the club will now face an uphill battle to keep hold of the midfielder next season, with several clubs interested in the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/12\/darwin-nunez-contract-liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> youngster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford United secured three first-team players to longer term deals this week, which is a huge boost going in to the new season. BREAKING: Elliott Moore has signed a new three-year contract with #oufc. 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