Callum Robinson may be considering Cardiff City exit – Charlton, Oxford & QPR should cast their eyes | OneFootball

A look at three clubs in the Championship that should make a move for Cardiff City attacker Callum Robinson this summer.

With just a couple of weeks to go until the 2025/26 EFL season gets underway, Cardiff City and quite a few players will perhaps still be in flux as they prepare for the new campaign.

One of those players in particular will be Callum Robinson, who may well be eyeing up a move away from the Cardiff City Stadium, rather than attempting to spearhead the Bluebirds’ expected promotion challenge in League One.

In fact, that is also a bit of an issue, because Robinson actually forcing himself into a position where he is the man that is leading the line for Cardiff is not absolutely certain anyway, with Yousef Salech having usurped him as their focal point in attack.

With Salech likely to be the main man at Cardiff, Robinson may well find himself pushed to the door, but the fact does remain that the Republic of Ireland international has proven himself to be a more than useful operator at Championship level, having even dabbled as a Premier League player.

He has already been linked with a move to Wrexham, as well as with former club Preston North End, but there should be a much longer queue than just those two for his services.

With that in mind, Football League World has taken a look at three Championship clubs who should be lining up a swoop for the 30-year-old attacker this summer.

Charlton Athletic

Arguably, the team most desperate for a raise in the quality of their squad would be Charlton Athletic, and the signing of Robinson would certainly be an impressive floor raiser for a newly-promoted outfit.

Robinson, who has previously shone for the likes of Preston and West Bromwich Albion, would aid Nathan Jones in his desire for a hard-working unit that can frustrate teams when they come to The Valley.

The aggression and intensity to which Jones seeks to operate, reflected in his style of football, is well suited to the profile of attacker such as Robinson, as he is capable of playing an intense pressing game, whilst balancing that with a higher level of quality than perhaps currently possessed by the Addicks.

Their current attacking setup boasts the likes of Matt Godden and new signing Isaac Olaofe, as well as Miles Leaburn. Whilst a fair bit of pedigree and quality, Charlton may well be missing a bit of pace and dynamism, which is something that Robinson would certainly provide.

Oxford United

Gary Rowett’s style of football kept Oxford United safe in the Championship last season with an excellent run of form throughout the second-half of the campaign, but there will be some concerns ahead of the new campaign.

The U’s had to become extremely structured and rigid, which was quite the contrast from his predecessor, Des Buckingham, and his style of football, which was pragmatic but remained progressive in terms of it being possession-based.

Oxford did have Josh Murphy in their side as they gained promotion, but it was his departure that perhaps best showed the gulf in quality in attack between Oxford and the rest of the Championship.

It was impressive by Rowett to keep them up, but one would have to think that in order to ensure they remain a second-tier side for another few seasons, then they would have to become slightly more adventurous.

To do so, they will need to raise the quality in the final third and Robinson is someone who can not only do that, but can also, as he has done in the past, be a talismanic figure in attack for struggling sides.

Queens Park Rangers

Julian Stephan has been appointed at Loftus Road this summer, replacing Marti Cifuentes, with a reputation for his impressive development of younger players, whether that be gems in the transfer market, or academy products.

The former Rennes boss has, though, also got a reputation for a specifically progressive and enticing style of football that requires a fair bit of fluidity in at least the final two thirds of the pitch.

The versatility that Robinson possesses, able to play both out-wide and through the middle to reasonably similar levels of success, makes him therefore someone who should surely be an enticing proposition for Stephan and the R’s.

Whilst the squad that is being built at QPR is exciting for the time being, there will be a slight concern that there is a lack of awareness as to what the floor of this side could be, and with a manager fresh to English football, it wouldn’t take too much for that to be almost disastrous.

With the likes of the exciting but still perhaps not-yet-potential-realised attackers such as Charlie Kelman, Kwame Poku and Karamoko Dembélé, a bit of Championship nous and experience would blend well into the mix in west London.