by Forever Blue » Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:52 pm
Hull City star Jarrod Bowen rejected £12million Cardiff City move due to 'uncomfortable' Emiliano Sala situation
Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with him in the past
13 MAR 2019
Jarrod Bowen was the subject of a Cardiff City bid (Image: 2018 Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with him in the past
Hull City star Jarrod Bowen has revealed he turned down a January move to Cardiff City because it felt "very uncomfortable" after the tragic disappearance and subsequent death of Emiliano Sala.
Bowen was the subject of a £12million Bluebirds bid near the deadline and has revealed how he agonised over whether to accept the offer.
Although it remains his dream to play in the Premier League, the 22-year-old — who has also been linked with Tottenham Hotspur — said the move "felt wrong".
He has told the Daily Mail how he decided to remain with play-off chasing Hull until the end of the season.
"The whole situation was very uncomfortable," said Bowen.
"Of course, it was nothing to do with how I view Cardiff as a club, and any player will tell you it's their dream to play in the Premier League.
Jarrod Bowen of Hull City should be on Cardiff's wanted list
"But the whole story around Sala was just so tragic."
The bid came in while Sala was still missing, having disappeared along with pilot David Ibbotson in a light Piper Malibu aircraft over the English Channel on January 21.
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock revealed after deadline day that some players didn't want to join the club and 'replace' Sala, the Argentine striker whose body was then found on February 8 when his death was confirmed.
Bowen admitted he was one of those players, adding: "I know it caused a lot of shock and upset in our dressing-room at Hull, and I am sure it was the same around the country.
"To join Cardiff knowing that he was meant to play for them would have been incredibly difficult and not something that filled me with any enthusiasm.
"Of course, any transfer would have needed Hull's approval in any case, but from my personal point of view it was never a starter, not under those circumstances. It just felt wrong.