Neil Warnock gives major transfer updates on Liverpool target Neil Etheridge, Will Vaulks and the date of his first signing
Thursday 20th June 2019
Neil Warnock hopes to complete his first Cardiff City signing of the summer next week as he looks towards building for the club's return to the Championship.
The Bluebirds boss revealed he has spoken to four or five players and is hopeful of getting a deal over the line in the next few days.
Rotherham and Wales midfielder Will Vaulks is heavily-linked with a move to the Bluebirds, while former Oxford defender Curtis Nelson and three-cap German international Lewis Holtby have also been mentioned.
But Warnock claimed that nothing had been formalised yet and wouldn't be moved on adding fuel to the fire when it came to more transfer speculation.
NEIL WARNOCK:
"We've nothing concluded yet," he said. "I've spoke to four or five about joining and we're hopeful we can get some medicals done.
"We're optimistic we can announce one or two before next weekend.
"You'll just have to wait and see. When the time comes to announce them, we will.
"Nothing seems to really move until July. Everything waits for that but I've been very active in that respect.
"I've known who my targets are since day one. I've had very good support from everyone upstairs.
"You do get disappointments in the transfer market but you can't let that affect you."
The first likely signing is Vaulks, although Warnock continues to give nothing away.
"I've seen a lot of speculation about many players, some I've not even considered," he said. "You'll just have to wait and see - it's not long now.
"We're still looking to bring in two or three players but that will depend on players going out and the availability of players.
"We've lost three midfield players so we're looking for at least a couple in there. That would give us a new lease. That's what I'm looking for - an injection of freshness around the place."
The Bluebirds boss also offered an update on goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, revealing that the club have yet to receive a bid for the 29-year-old.
After an impressive season in the top flight, Etheridge had been the target of reported interest from Aston Villa and Liverpool, but Warnock insists no concrete offers have come in for the Philippines shot-stopper.
NEIL WARNOCK:
"I've had no offers whatsoever for Neil," he said.
"I've read comments that we've turned down an £8m offer from this club and that club, but I've not received any phone calls and I don't think Ken Choo has.
"We're quite happy about that. We think the squad that we've got, the goalkeepers that we've got, are very good.
"We're looking at how we can get more competition in all sorts of areas and goalkeeper is one of them."
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