' The CCFC backroom staff '
Another important aspect in shaping how the club plan to move forward on the pitch next season is the backroom staff.
Lamouchi's former assistant Sol Bamba, who is the bookmakers' favourite, is still currently under contract until the end of June, but quite what happens with him is still up in the air.
He is clearly a bona fide fan favourite and supporters would love to have him around again next season in order to strengthen that bond between the club and its fanbase. It is understood Cardiff would like him to stay in some capacity, but a decision on whether he will stay or not will likely depend on who the new manager is – if indeed it isn't the man himself.
Dean Whitehead is another potential concern. Like Bamba, Whitehead's contract also runs out in June. Players have spoken highly of Whitehead's impact on and off the training ground and he is believed to be a valued part of the backroom team at Cardiff, despite arriving only last November under Mark Hudson.
The worry is that he coached alongside Valerien Ismael at Besiktas last season before joining Cardiff and Ismael has just taken the gaffer's job at Watford. Notably, when Chris Wilder left, all of Watford's backroom staff left, too, meaning Ismael currently has no first-team coaches at Vicarage Road. Therefore the possibility of Whitehead leaving to link-up with Ismael at Watford cannot be ruled out at this stage.
If a situation should arise where Bamba and Whitehead decide to depart, then the new manager would seemingly have carte blanche to bring in their own staff.
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