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Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 3:32 pm

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Cardiff City are set to table an early-window bid for Rotherham United midfielder Will Vaulks, Football Insider understands.






Written by: Football Insider

EXCLUSIVE By Pete O’Rourke

Tuesday 21st May 2019


Exclusive: Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and-assist international midfielder

Cardiff City are set to table an early-window bid for Rotherham United midfielder Will Vaulks, Football Insider understands.

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock has targeted a move for Wales international Vaulks as he looks to rebuild his side following relegation from the Premier League this season.

Vaulks was one of Rotherham’s shining lights this season, despite being unable to prevent the Millers from suffering relegation from the Championship.

The 25-year-old caught the eye in Rotherham’s midfield with eight goals and seven assists in 43 games in all competitions for the Millers.

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A number of other clubs are understood to be weighing up moves for Vaulks, but Cardiff are hoping to steal a march on their rivals by launching an early bid to land the former Falkirk man.

Vaulks is entering the final year of his contract at Rotherham and the club accept they will struggle to keep hold of the midfielder during this summer’s transfer window.
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Re: Exclusive: City Targeting Rotherham Midfielder

Tue May 21, 2019 6:05 pm

Some signing this would be and would make total sense as well, the type of signing I’d expect warnock too make as well tbh :clap:

Big fan of this guy and with him and ralls sitting behind Reid with a new striker and Murphy and mendez on the wings, some team that would be

Re: Exclusive: City Targeting Rotherham Midfielder

Tue May 21, 2019 6:25 pm

Exclusive: Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and-assist international midfielder


EXCLUSIVE By Pete O’Rourke


Tuesday 21st May 2019



Cardiff City are set to table an early-window bid for Rotherham United midfielder Will Vaulks, Football Insider understands.

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock has targeted a move for Wales international Vaulks as he looks to rebuild his side following relegation from the Premier League this season.

Vaulks was one of Rotherham’s shining lights this season, despite being unable to prevent the Millers from suffering relegation from the Championship.

The 25-year-old caught the eye in Rotherham’s midfield with eight goals and seven assists in 43 games in all competitions for the Millers.



A number of other clubs are understood to be weighing up moves for Vaulks, but Cardiff are hoping to steal a march on their rivals by launching an early bid to land the former Falkirk man.

Vaulks is entering the final year of his contract at Rotherham and the club accept they will struggle to keep hold of the midfielder during this summer’s transfer window.
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Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 7:18 pm

Would be a great signing :clap:

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 7:28 pm

Well I hope he's taken the precaution of having a look at him on YouTube before making his mind up.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 7:35 pm

Yeah, I've checked that out and he seems competent. He does very impressive somersaults when he scores too, which would intimidate opponents such as Swansea who would probably regard it as supernatural .

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 9:32 pm

Would be an excellent signing very good in the championship and highly regarded by Rotherham fans.Plenty of other clubs interested in him though reputedly Sheff Wed Middlesborough and Sheffield United though now they have been promoted maybe they will be looking for better. Rotherham fans rate Danny Ward so if he was part of a deal it might help too.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Tue May 21, 2019 9:34 pm

BBC is now reporting this story, so looks like there is defo interest there, can't imagine it would take much of a bid to get him here either.

Will Vaulks: Cardiff City eyeing Rotherham United's Wales midfielder

Cardiff City are targeting Rotherham United's Wales midfielder Will Vaulks.

Vaulks recently signed a new one-year deal with the club relegated from the Championship at the end of the regular 2018-19 season.

The 25-year-old started at Tranmere Rovers and had a spell with Falkirk, before joining Rotherham in 2016.

BBC Wales has learned Cardiff have lodged their interest with The Millers, though the Bluebirds are expected to face competition for his signing.

Vaulks was a surprise call up by Wales manager Ryan Giggs to make his debut in the friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago in March and made his competitive bow in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia.

The Wirral-born player with a Welsh mother is an industrious midfield player who possesses an impressive long throw.

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock is looking to rebuild his midfield following relegation from the Premier League.

Long serving Icelandic midfielder Aron Gunnarsson has left to join Qatar's club in Al Arhaby, while loanees Harry Arter and Victor Camarasa have returned to their parental clubs, Bournemouth and Real Betis, respectively.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 8:44 am

I like the fact we are making attempts to sign players early and not messing about, this is good news if true.

We need to hit our targets as early as possible and don't let players piss us about, there you go sign in two days or we are moving on to the next on our list!

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 9:36 am

BLUEBINA
I agree
if we want to hit our targets early
We have to put the best offer over and above the others to secure the player, and move onto the next
Not like the grujic affair.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 9:42 am

Lets not mess around this summer, we need to get a head start and get these players in and ready for the start of the season

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 9:54 am

The trouble with that, which I certainly agree with, is that no clubs like to pay two months wages or more for players who aren't going to be playing yet. The outcome of that is all this last minute bidding and so the club which is selling hangs on to see if they get a higher bid at eleven thirty on the transfer deadline .

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 10:56 am

SirJimmySchoular wrote:The trouble with that, which I certainly agree with, is that no clubs like to pay two months wages or more for players who aren't going to be playing yet. The outcome of that is all this last minute bidding and so the club which is selling hangs on to see if they get a higher bid at eleven thirty on the transfer deadline .



Sod that, pay the extra two months and get a head start on the rest, cheaper than leaving it to the last minute and getting into a bidding war.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:03 am

If true, Neil Warnock will know him already and hewould be a good signing for Cardiff City :thumbup:

Wait to sign him? :?

No, do our business early and give both manager and supporters the confidence that we won't be left chasing shadows in the transfer market again this season! ;)

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:12 am

Anyone know the type of player he is?
Would he be attacking or be more of an Arter / Ralls role which?

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:20 am

bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Anyone know the type of player he is?
Would he be attacking or be more of an Arter / Ralls role which?


Thought he was more of a Gunnarsson player tbh. Has a hell of a long shot mind and a long throw :lol:

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:24 am

Excellent player.

Would be a great signing.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:26 am

Bluebird Warrior wrote:
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Anyone know the type of player he is?
Would he be attacking or be more of an Arter / Ralls role which?


Thought he was more of a Gunnarsson player tbh. Has a hell of a long shot mind and a long throw :lol:

So a fitter Gunners with an eye for a goal - that’ll do nicely.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:38 am

bluebirdoct1962 wrote:
Bluebird Warrior wrote:
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Anyone know the type of player he is?
Would he be attacking or be more of an Arter / Ralls role which?


Thought he was more of a Gunnarsson player tbh. Has a hell of a long shot mind and a long throw :lol:

So a fitter Gunners with an eye for a goal - that’ll do nicely.

And he consistently throws the ball 0.25 metres longer than gunners.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 11:47 am

I’ll be honest I’ve not seen a lot of him but depending on price my gut is that he is the type of player we should be going for, he has goals and assists in him, still a good age and plenty to prove. I don’t believe in buying players because they play for Wales but that is a bonus.

Be interesting to see what kind of price is being talked about, the fact Warnock has connections in Rotherham may also help.

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Wed May 22, 2019 5:52 pm

The powers that be really need to alter the way we do things,
Ratherthan bidding along with the other chasing clubs, we need to know what we want, and what they want And do it now.
How many players did we chase last season,

Re: Exclusive: ' Cardiff to submit bid for 15 goal-and '

Thu May 23, 2019 12:59 am

montyblue wrote:The powers that be really need to alter the way we do things,
Ratherthan bidding along with the other chasing clubs, we need to know what we want, and what they want And do it now.
How many players did we chase last season,



deals fall through for a number of reasons..Warnock said we agreed a fee twice for one player in january only for the selling club to increase the asking price a 2nd time..then there are the players..apparently we matched Leicesters offer for Vardy but he chose them for geographical reasons..
we are doing things fine, not paying stupid money for bog standard players.