'Quality' De Keersmaecker settling in well - Rowett

Oxford United boss Gary Rowett says new signing Brian De Keersmaecker is acclimatising to life at his new club well.

The 25-year-old Belgian midfielder joined the U's on 1 July and scored on his debut in the entertaining 6-3 pre-season friendly win against the Indonesian All-Stars in Jakarta on Sunday.

"He's a real quality footballer. I think you just see with his weight of pass, his intelligence, he can play as a six, eight, or further forwards," Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford.

"It's always nice when you sign a player and very quickly you see that he is exactly what you thought he was - I think he will be an absolutely fantastic addition for us.

"He's settled straight into the group. The group kind of spend a little bit of time together, playing cards or having a coffee.

"He seems to be quite a big part of that already and that's what you have to do as a new signing sometimes - you have to immerse yourself into the team.

"It's a very easy group to be a part of but, nonetheless, he's settled in really quickly."