Championship transfer tracker: All the summer deals in the second tier
TWO transfer windows for the EFL are in operation this summer due to the FIFA Club World Cup.
It means Oxford United and their Sky Bet Championship rivals had an initial registration period between June 1 and June 10, and then a second window from June 16 through to the deadline day on September 1.
See all the summer moves with our Championship transfer tracker below
LISTED: Every player released by Championship clubs this summer
LISTED: Every player released by Premier League clubs this summer
Birmingham City
Alfons Sampsted (FC Twente, undisclosed
Blackburn Rovers
Dion De Neve (KV Kortrijk, undisclosed)
Bristol City
Charlton Athletic
Sonny Carey (Blackpool, free)
Coventry City
Derby County
Hull City
Reda Laalaoui (Faith Union Sport, undisclosed)
Gustavo Puerta (Bayer Leverkusen, free)
Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Dan Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed)
Jacob Wright (Manchester City, £2.3m)
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OXFORD UNITED
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Thierry Small (Charlton Athletic, undisclosed)
Jordan Thompson (Stoke City, free)
Pol Valentin (Sheffield Wednesday, free)
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield United
Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv, undisclosed)
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Joshua Quarhsie (Hoffenheim, £3.5m)
Stoke City
Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town, undisclosed)
Swansea City
Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town, free)
Watford
Nathan Baxter (Bolton Wanderers, free)
Marc Bola (Samsunspor, free)
Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United, free)
West Bromwich Albion
Wrexham AFC
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