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Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey has confirmed that a deal has been agreed for Stanley Mills to join Championship side Preston North End in January.
The U’s winger has been linked with a move this summer and will now leave the Kassam Stadium, but not until the winter window.
Oxford are currently under a temporary transfer embargo which they hope to have removed before January.
Ramsey expects Mills to
West Bromwich Albion have paid an undisclosed fee to sign goalkeeper Matt Ingram from Oxford United on a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old made only one Championship appearance for the U’s after joining them from Hull City in 2024, and also featured in three FA Cup and three League Cup ties.
Ingram signed a new two-year-deal with Oxford in the summer of 2025 but leaves after their relegation to League
We asked you for your thoughts on new Oxford United boss Aaron Ramsey and while the former Wales midfielder has plenty of star quality, not everyone is starry-eyed at his appointment.
Here is a selection of what you had to say:
Ali: Not overly surprised that we sacked Matt, timing seems a bit off though. Aaron is a big risk, thought we’d go for someone with more experience. We will
Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs in the Championship season.
The EFL charged Saints with watching training sessions of Oxford United and Ipswich Town, in addition to filming Middlesbrough as they prepared for the first leg of their play-off semi-final on 7 May.
The independent disciplinary commission also handed Southampton a four-point deduction in the Championship for next season.
Saints will
Oxford United have appointed a new club chairman who takes over from Grant Ferguson in a restructure of their board.
Former Inter Milan board member Rudi Laksmana and Indonesian-based football agent Dusan Bogdanovic have joined the leadership group, with the latter appointed as the new chair.
Despite stepping down from his role after four years, Ferguson will still remain involved going forward but in a lesser role as a director.
Millwall had the better of the opening quarter of the game as Thierno Ballo twice headed off target while Zak Sturge had an effort deflected over the bar as Will Lankshear blazed over with Oxford’s only early chance.
The Lions continued to pressurise Oxford – winning nine corners in the first 30 minutes – as the visitors were forced into a number of desperate clearances.
The pressure finally told when
Oxford United head coach Matt Bloomfield says he is confident of keeping his job at the club despite relegation from the Championship.
Charlton’s win over Hull City on Saturday condemned the U’s to the drop and brought their two-year spell in the second tier to an end.
Bloomfield replaced Gary Rowett in January and despite some encouraging results and performances, he was unable to keep them up.
The U’s boss
Oxford United chairman Grant Ferguson has told fans that the club are determined to learn from their relegation and challenge for promotion from League One next season.
The drop from the Championship was confirmed on Saturday, when fellow strugglers Charlton secured a draw against Hull.
It ended Oxford’s two-year stay in the second tier.
In a message to fans on the club’s website, Ferguson thanked them for their support
Tottenham loanee Lankshear produced a clever flicked finish at the near post to open the scoring with less than five minutes on the clock before he doubled his tally on 27 minutes.
The England youth international’s 12th strike of the season was a superb one. He turned his man before curling the ball past Pierce Charles and into the top corner from distance.
Despite Oxford’s struggles, Lankshear, 21, has enjoyed
By Jerome Sale, BBC Radio Oxford
In the end, Oxford ran out of steam.
It feels like they have been playing high value games for months – maybe even since the moment they arrived in the Championship two years ago. It takes its toll.
What went wrong? It is not one big thing it is lots of things, the ill-fated pre-season tour of Indonesia and a stop-start summer transfer window