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OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby worcester_ccfc » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:11 pm

Cardiff City are delighted to confirm the signing of Filip Benković on loan from Leicester City.

The 23-year-old is a Croatian international centre-back, who began his career at Dinamo Zagreb. He moved to the UK in 2018, joining Leicester.

While he is yet to make his Premier League bow for the Foxes, the towering defender has experienced SPFL & Championship football in the past two seasons, enjoying temporary spells with Celtic and Bristol City.

Filip links up with the Bluebirds for the entirety of the 2020/21 Championship campaign, subject to international clearance.

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Postby wez1927 » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:16 pm

Loan | Filip Benković links up with the Bluebirds



Cardiff City are delighted to confirm the signing of Filip Benković on loan from Leicester City.

The 23-year-old is a Croatian international centre-back, who began his career at Dinamo Zagreb. He moved to the UK in 2018, joining Leicester.

While he is yet to make his Premier League bow for the Foxes, the towering defender has experienced SPFL & Championship football in the past two seasons, enjoying temporary spells with Celtic and Bristol City.

Filip links up with the Bluebirds for the entirety of the 2020/21 Championship campaign, subject to international clearance.
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby TopCat CCFC » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:20 pm

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Postby Llantwit Blue » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:25 pm

So I been told by my Bristol City Mate great signing for us there fans are gutted not to get him back on loan.
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby davejohns74 » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:31 pm

keeping our tradition of buying a player who was with the wurzels the previous year
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Postby bluesince62 » Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:00 pm

davejohns74 wrote:keeping our tradition of buying a player who was with the wurzels the previous year



But we are not buying him are we! And he belongs to Leicester not brittle. :old: :bluebird:
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Postby maccydee » Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm

bluesince62 wrote:
davejohns74 wrote:keeping our tradition of buying a player who was with the wurzels the previous year



But we are not buying him are we! And he belongs to Leicester not brittle. :old: :bluebird:


Apart from that everything he says is right
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Postby Welshman in CA » Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:48 pm

He was in Bristol one Thursday is as close as davejohns74 got.
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Postby davejohns74 » Sat Oct 17, 2020 2:11 am

Welshman in CA wrote:He was in Bristol one Thursday is as close as davejohns74 got.

Eat my balls
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby davids » Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:26 am

This is quite interesting. I very much doubt that Leicester would send him out on loan to sit on the bench at a Championship side which suggests he may have been signed as a starter.

Unlikely that it'll be instead of the club captain so does this mean that Nelson's place is under threat?
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Postby thomasblue » Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:42 am

davids wrote:This is quite interesting. I very much doubt that Leicester would send him out on loan to sit on the bench at a Championship side which suggests he may have been signed as a starter.

Unlikely that it'll be instead of the club captain so does this mean that Nelson's place is under threat?


Its about time he has been poor recently . He needs to work on his positioning and reading ofbthe game as be gets caught out by the better strikers in this league

It wouldn't surprise me if we played a back 3 either though
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Postby Pembroke bluebird » Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:46 am

Welcome aboard fellow bluebird :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluescarf:
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby davids » Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:31 am

thomasblue wrote:
davids wrote:This is quite interesting. I very much doubt that Leicester would send him out on loan to sit on the bench at a Championship side which suggests he may have been signed as a starter.

Unlikely that it'll be instead of the club captain so does this mean that Nelson's place is under threat?


Its about time he has been poor recently . He needs to work on his positioning and reading ofbthe game as be gets caught out by the better strikers in this league

It wouldn't surprise me if we played a back 3 either
though


That's possible but the last few times we've played with a back three have been disastrous if my memory is correct.

Which in fairness it might not be :old:
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby thomasblue » Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:49 am

davids wrote:
thomasblue wrote:
davids wrote:This is quite interesting. I very much doubt that Leicester would send him out on loan to sit on the bench at a Championship side which suggests he may have been signed as a starter.

Unlikely that it'll be instead of the club captain so does this mean that Nelson's place is under threat?


Its about time he has been poor recently . He needs to work on his positioning and reading ofbthe game as be gets caught out by the better strikers in this league

It wouldn't surprise me if we played a back 3 either
though


That's possible but the last few times we've played with a back three have been disastrous if my memory is correct.

Which in fairness it might not be :old:


I think a back 3 would suit Nelson more than as a pair
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby Escott1927 » Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:34 am

My mate is Bristol City fan and he said this guy is quality, probably too good for the championship. But he's quite injury prone apparently.

Id imagine he'll replace Nelson at cb in time. Unless we switch to a back three - although that hasn't really worked out so far
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY SIGN DEFENDER "

Postby D.A.C. » Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:40 am

Great signing. This guy is better than any of our CBs. Played rb a few times at Celtic aswell. Very good with the ball at his feet. Hopefully he's over his injury problems now.
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