🎧 Bloomfield on 'valuable' Harris

Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield has hailed striker Mark Harris' contribution after the striker scored the winner in their 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

Harris had spoken after the match about his uncertainty regarding his future at the club, having seen his game time reduced but with an eye on Wales' World Cup ambitions.

However, while Bloomfield acknowledges there will be further exits from the Kassam as we approach the end of the winter transfer window, he has a positive view on what Harris can offer the team.

"A lot of the work that Sparky [Harris] does goes unnoticed," Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford. "I value him extremely highly.

"We have got a bloated group, we are not going to be able to carry this number through the transfer window so I expect there will be departures.

"But I think he's an extremely valuable member of the group, I think he's top individual."

As well as departures, Oxford have been looking to bolster their squad as they continue to scrap against relegation.

The U's have brought in three new permanent signings across January in midfielders Jamie McDonnell and Myles Peart-Harris, plus winger Jin Woo Jeon.

Bloomfield added: "We just need to make sure we come out the other end of the window stronger than what we went to it and I believe we are on our way to doing that."

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