The Oxford United Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Oxford United make their move for Oscar Schwartau
$9.7M on the table at Norwich City. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Oxford United go back to the board over Oscar Schwartau
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $11.7M — a club that wants Oscar Schwartau enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kutlwano Letlhaku will not be coming to Oxford United
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Mamelodi Sundowns is saying, and nobody at Oxford United is enjoying the guessing.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $120.0K for Curtis Tilt
Oxford United have gone to Bradford City with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Oxford United
Myles Peart-Harris and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nathan Stewart joins the Oxford United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nathan Stewart is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Andrew Bennett steps up from the Oxford United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Bennett has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Simon Johnson joins the Oxford United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simon Johnson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Timothy Hawkins joins the Oxford United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Timothy Hawkins is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Aidomo Emakhu signs on for more
- Squad Words at Oxford United training over how hard people work
- Squad 6 new faces, and Oxford United are still learning each other