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Reece Oxford Heads to Germany

It’s been confirmed that Reece Oxford is heading to German Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach for a season long loan. I have mixed feelings about this. If he gets a full season in the first team it’s obvious that will help his development, and that’s to be welcomed. However, when he went to Reading last season he only made five appearances. I struggled to understand this as he ought to have been head and shoulders over what Reading already had, but Jaap Stamm had other thoughts.

When Reece made that amazing debut against Arsenal in August 2015, where he dominated the match, I think we all thought we had found the next Rio Ferdinand. Since then, he’s only made six further appearances, something which leaves us all scratching our heads. It’s not as if we haven’t been beset by injury in the positions he plays in, yet he’s barely been given a chance. The club obviously rate him, otherwise why would he already be on £45k a week, but if he returns from Germany at the end of the season having barely played, you just wonder where he goes from there.

For me, he and Reece Burke could be real stars of the future, but they need game time. I’d be gutted if Burke went out on loan again. He looks ready to challenge for a first team place and should be given the chance to shine.

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