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The Cardiff City player given the biggest vote of confidence

Postby Forever Blue » Wed May 05, 2021 8:15 am

The Cardiff City player who has just been given the biggest vote of confidence and the welcome transfer boost it brings Mick McCarthy

Cardiff City boss Mick McCarthy will want to put his stamp on his squad this summer but one priority already appears done and dusted

Bluebirds fans though will have to keep their fingers crossed that Jonny Williams keeps injury free all season as he has failed to do that at any previous clubs in the last ten years.




By Mathew Davies


Wednesday 5th May 2021

With the season all but over for intents and purposes for Cardiff City, Mick McCarthy has been asked quite a few questions about this summer's transfer plans.

Having arrived late in the January window, McCarthy and assistant Terry Connor didn't have much time to get their house in order in terms of recruitment.

But one player they did bring in was Jonny Williams, who the pair knew from their time at Ipswich Town.

And last week, when asked about how he would replace Williams' club and country team-mate Harry Wilson next season, McCarthy didn't hesitate in his response.



MICK McCARTHY:


"Jonny Williams is a perfect replacement for that," McCarthy said.


"Is he Harry Wilson? No, he's not, because he's not been to Hull and Derby and Bournemouth and Cardiff in the Championship.


"But Jonny, certainly, has got the ability to do that. So I'm not actively going out seeking for one of those."

It's a huge shot in the arm for Williams, a confidence player at the best of times for a player only use to playing in the lower leagues and having an awful track record of not being to play many games on a season.

With limited game-time under his belt and his short-term contract about to come to an end, it surely gives him the impetus to kick on in the Welsh capital next season.

One gets the impression that McCarthy is relishing the opportunity to put a stamp on this squad this summer, and although he has liked what he has seen from his first team and academy players since his arrival back in the winter, a period of reflection and subsequent movement in the transfer market will see this team built even more in its manager's image.

Not that the veteran gaffer is expecting much money to be spent, mind.

"I think people will have to generate money through sales and then you might have money to spend," he said last week.

"But there are going to be a lot of players who are going to be available, there are lots of players coming out of contract and we're on top of that for players who are.

"There are good players coming out of contract and you've just got to get in the market and see what you can afford and who can afford them.

"But in terms of spending most clubs are going to have to generate some money and it'll be an interesting window.

"I think [transfer windows] are always challenging. Whether it's clubs that have got money or haven't got money. Clubs that have got players coming out of contract, do they want to keep them, do they want to change their contracts?

"It's challenging every year. I don't see it being more difficult this year.

"It's always interesting, it's always quite exciting. It's great when you get the players you want, so I am looking forward to doing my work in it."



Williams has found himself behind Wilson and fellow Liverpool loanee Sheyi Ojo for the majority of the second half of the campaign but may now be afforded his time to shine.

The Welshman's short-term deal included an option to extend for another year and it would seem that, although no official confirmation has been announced, Williams will be a Bluebird next season.

The fact that McCarthy has a ready-made - or in his words "perfect" - replacement for Wilson in the shape of Williams also helps the manager in other areas.

A prominent playmaker would no doubt cost the club a seven-figure sum in the transfer market, which can now be ploughed into other positions of need.

McCarthy requires another striker, with Robert Glatzel on his way out, while full-back also remains a position he would like to strengthen, so not having the distraction of a wide/central attacker to recruit is a significant bonus.



Bluebirds supporters will now keep their fingers crossed that Williams can remain fit over the course of a whole season.
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