League One side Oxford United have had time to ramp up their preparations for the summer for some time after failing to secure a place in the play-off zone.
Perhaps this is to be expected considering the strength of other sides including Sheffield Wednesday who had rebuilt their squad and MK Dons who have thrived under the stewardship of Liam Manning.
Ipswich Town also invested heavily in their squad last summer with 19 new additions – but the U’s managed to finish above the Tractor Boys and this will be a small consolation to Karl Robinson who will be desperate to see his side in the promotion mix next season.
Previously just 90 minutes away from Championship football when they took on Wycombe Wanderers in the 2020 final, before losing out to Blackpool in the play-off semi-final last year, there will certainly be no shortage of motivation to push for a place in the second tier next season.
However, they will need to be active in the transfer market once again to fill the voids left by departures and level up in certain areas, with potential further departures this summer giving Robinson even more work to do in terms of incomings.
Looking at the current state of play at the Kassam Stadium, we have identified two players who may face an uncertain future in the coming weeks.
Alex Gorrin
You have to feel for the Tenerife-born midfielder who spent the majority of the campaign out with an ACL injury, a setback that may take a good chunk of his pre-season to recover from as well.
With his contract expiring this summer, this type of injury came at the worst possible time with the U’s potentially hesitant to offer him a lucrative deal, especially with no guarantees that he will come back as the same player he was before being
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