{"id":656562,"date":"2025-07-06T12:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=656562"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:36:31","slug":"oxford-united-pre-season-contract-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/06\/oxford-united-pre-season-contract-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Pre-Season Begins In Indonesia, Contract Extensions and First Summer Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A busy week for Oxford United<\/a>, who kicked off their much-anticipated pre-season tour of Indonesia earlier today.<\/p>\n

Also over the last seven days, the U’s have tied down two players to new deals, a first signing of the transfer window and another midfield departure.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Tyler Goodrham Becomes the Latest Oxford United Player to Commit Future to the Club\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Indonesia Tour Begins, Contract Extensions and One In, One Out<\/h2>\n

Cumming Commits<\/h3>\n

Oxford United goalkeeper Jamie Cumming has put pen to paper on a new deal, the club have confirmed.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old, who joined the U’s on loan in January 2024 before signing a permanent deal in the summer, has been a key figure since his arrival.<\/p>\n

The former Chelsea man has kept 21 clean sheets and several sensational saves from 68 appearances.<\/p>\n

The Oxford Mail<\/a> reported that Cumming\u2019s previous deal was set to expire next summer.<\/p>\n

Speaking as he signed his new deal,<\/a> Cumming said: \u201cThe 18 months I have had at Oxford United have been the most enjoyable and successful of my career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been so many high moments and I want to continue to play my part in taking the club forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have developed immensely since joining and I know that by extending my deal, I will only improve further.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a brilliant goalkeeping department at the club headed up by Lewis Price, and I\u2019d like to say a massive thank you to them. Each day, the standard in our group is at such a level, it pushes you to be a better version of yourself as a goalkeeper and a person.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe supporters have also been so encouraging. They have made me feel at home since day one and I want to ensure I give everything back to help the club this season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian De Keersmaecker Becomes First Signing of the Summer<\/h3>\n

On Tuesday, Oxford confirmed the arrival of Belgian midfielder, Brian De Keersmaecker for an undisclosed fee from Dutch side, Heracles.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old has penned a long-term deal with the club and is believed to be a record signing made by the U’s.<\/p>\n

Speaking after signing, he said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019ve shown at previous clubs that I can be a very important player. It is my aim that I can do the same here at Oxford United and be even better than before.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been a lot of conversations with the people at the club. I spoke to the head coach several times and he gave me a good feeling that I am going to be important here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big step in my own self-development. I\u2019m ready for this challenge, to move to a new city, and perform in such a competitive league.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a player, I\u2019m very aggressive. As soon as we lose the ball, I want to get it back as quickly as possible. You will always see me giving 100 per cent for the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will do everything I can to bring more success to this club, and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head Coach, Gary Rowett, said: \u201cBrian was a player who was brought to my attention very early on when I joined the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the chance to watch Brian play in person last season and you could see his attributes immediately. He can control a game of football with his quality in possession, and he also has an outstanding work rate off the ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a fantastic addition to the group. We feel he is ready to be an important player for the club and will raise the level of our ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oxford United Showing Interest in Eredivisie Striker<\/h3>\n

Oxford are one of several sides showing an interest in Sparta Rotterdam striker, Tobias Lauritsen, according to Soccer News.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Norwegian forward hit ten goals in 33 Eredivisie appearances last season, having struck 12 in each of the previous two seasons for De Kasteelheren.<\/p>\n

However, the report adds that Championship rivals Millwall and Hull are also keen, along with Japanese side, J\u00fabilo Iwata.<\/p>\n

New Deal for Tyler<\/h3>\n

On Wednesday, Oxford United forward Tyler Goodrham penned a new long-term deal with the club.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old, who came through the club’s academy, has turned out over 140 times, scoring 18 times.<\/p>\n

The forward made his U’s debut in November 2019 but made himself a regular among the first team in the 2022\/23 campaign after scoring a late winner on his debut in a win over Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Speaking to OUTV, he said<\/a>: \u201cThis club is important to me and for my development. The people within this environment really care and I feel it\u2019s the place to stay and consistently perform in the Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe club is very forward-thinking and progressive. We are looking to compete and keep pushing up the league, which is very important for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to finish as high as possible. We have come a long way in a short time which shows the progression of the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it here. Coming through the youth academy, there are a lot of familiar faces, and it helps me to come in, be myself and play freely.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing the 18-year-old coming through, the fans allowed me to express myself and be free. That has really helped me progress and I want to continue to entertain the supporters for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midfielder Returns to Former Club<\/h3>\n

On Friday, Oxford midfielder Idris El Mizouni left the club and rejoined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old, who arrived at Grenoble Road last summer from Ipswich, had spent the previous two campaigns on loan with Orient, so the fans are excited to see the Tunisia international return.<\/p>\n

El Mizouni turned out 31 times for Oxford during their Championship campaign, scoring once, but most of his minutes came from the bench.<\/p>\n

Indonesia Tour Kicks Off With Win<\/h3>\n

Oxford kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 6-3 win over Indonesia All Stars in Jakarta.<\/p>\n

Mark Harris gave the U’s an early lead but Oxford were pegged back shortly after. Harris added a second after half an hour before Michal Helik headed home on the stroke of half time.<\/p>\n

A much-changed line-up after the break still brought further goals, with Tom Bradshaw and Przemyslaw Placheta adding goals quickly before summer signing Brian De Keersmaecker struck a sixth in style.<\/p>\n

Indonesia All Stars did pull two goals back but it was a good display from Gary Rowett’s side in the Indonesian capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A busy week for Oxford United, who kicked off their much-anticipated pre-season tour of Indonesia earlier today. Also over the last seven days, the U’s have tied down two players to new deals, a first signing of the transfer window and another midfield departure. Read More: Tyler Goodrham Becomes the Latest Oxford United Player to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":647577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8430,33,32],"tags":[32490,32145,9372],"class_list":["post-656562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxford-united","category-championship","category-league-football","tag-brian-de-keersmaecker","tag-jamie-cumming","tag-tyler-goodrham"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":656594,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656562\/revisions\/656594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}