The biggest of all considerations at this moment in time is the search for a new manager to take the reins next season. Cardiff have gotten it so wrong so many times in recent years, they need to make sure this appointment is right.
The official line is that the interview process is still in progress and Tan and Dalman are now looking all over Europe and The USA.
At the end of last week, we learned that Vincent Tan was seriously considering re-appointing Steve Morison. Indeed, it all looked ready to go, but the longer it goes on without him being announced as manager, the less likely it appears to be.
By Glen Williams
Tuesday 23rd May 2023
The prospect of re-hiring Morison certainly split opinion at the top of the house at Cardiff, with some trying to convince Tan that it would represent a big backwards step if the former Millwall striker was to get that job again, just eight months after he was fired. While it has still not been ruled out completely, with each passing day the possibility seems to narrow.
What we have heard, though, is that we should not be surprised if the new manager is not from the UK. French, German and Turkish names are all understood to have been in the conversation in recent days, with the club looking to cast their net into Europe. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Lamouchi aside, Cardiff have tended to opt for British managers, but it appears the club are once again exploring options from outside of these shores. We have seen Alexander Blessin, the German former Genoa and KV Oostende manager who began his coaching career at RB Leipzig, shoot up the odds list into fourth favourite in recent days.
Managers based in the United States are also being looked at, we are told.
The official line is that the interview process is still in progress, but there is obviously a growing urgency that the club want to make a swift appointment in order to get the ball rolling on a number of other issues which need to be tackled in the coming days and weeks.
Cardiff rarely have time to consider new managers for any length of time, given they are typically mid-season appointments and/or firefighting jobs. This time, though, they are understood to be speaking to or at least looking at far more options than they have previously been afforded the chance to in the hope of getting the appointment right.
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