The Oxford United Herald
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Karim Konaté
Oxford United asked and Red Bull Salzburg said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
$600.0K settles it between the clubs for Freddie Woodman
Liverpool have accepted the money. What Oxford United do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
A $1.6M sale, and a town that did not want it
Cundo has gone, the accounts have $1.6M in them, and the supporters have the feeling of having been sold something themselves. Good business and a good decision are not always the same thing.
Market17 Aug 2026
Oxford United turn down Northampton Town for Stanley Mills
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Business is business: Cundo goes
Melbourne City paid $1.6M and Oxford United took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Oxford United go back to the board over Freddie Woodman
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $644.0K — a club that wants Freddie Woodman enough to be asked twice.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Oxford United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Norwich City take the points off Oxford United
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Oxford United
Diego Méndez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Joshua Parker joins the Oxford United first team
- Market Oxford United promote David Moore from within
- The dugout Mark Reid faces the questions