BREAKING OMER RIZA : “ THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY 2025 “

“ OMER RIZA TODAY UPDATES CARDIFF CITY FANS “


Thursday 30th January 2025



Updated:

“ SO FAR 10 PLAYERS OUT / 2 PLAYERS IN “



31st Jan 2025: Kion Etete loaned to League 1 Bolton till June 2025.







Omer Riza:

“Ollie Tanner won’t be involved. Aaron Ramsey is training now but he still has work to do to get around the squad. Other than the long-terms, everyone else is fit. Callum O’Dowda is in contention.

“David Turnbull will hopefully be back at the end of February and Isaak Davies will be back in the next couple of weeks.”






Transfer Deadline is Monday 3rd February 11am.







30th Jan 2025: Cardiff City midfielder Manolis Siopis leaves on a permanent move back to Greece, with Super League giants Panathinaikos, NO Fee involved.




Kion Etete and Jamilu Collins all looking likely to leave.




OMER RIZA Team are 8 Games unbeaten and travel Away to Leeds United with a Virtually Fully Fit Squad:


With OMER RIZA’S 2 New players both ready to play Sivert Mannsverk and Striker Yousef Salech who has made 3 Substitute appearances, Scoring 1 goal.



OMER RIZA SO FAR IN JANUARY:

9 Players Out / 2 Players In.


Cardiff received a Bonus of £1 Mill from the Sale of Mark McGuinness.

Plus £320,000 extra from Sky Sports






Omer Riza: “ We have brought in a permanent Signing and a loan Signing, We are still trying to bring another player in, but we also have to move a couple more out as well.”




Omer Riza :

"We’ve got everything in hand and in place in respect of transfers.”

“Everything's still ongoing," said Cardiff manager Omer Riza.

"We've still got a few days left and conversations have been good with players.”

“The board is backing me and the clubs are talking to them.”


"So hopefully things will move forward in the next couple of days, Hopefully."








OMER RIZA:


"We are doing our work. The board have been very diligent, Michelle [McDonald, club secretary], Dawn [Williamson, head of HR], Paddy [Deboys, head of recruitment] have been brilliant, I am being fully backed.”











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OMER RIZA:

"We are doing our work. The board have been very diligent, Michelle [McDonald, club secretary], Dawn [Williamson, head of HR], Paddy [Deboys, head of recruitment] have been brilliant, I am being fully backed.”

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OMER RIZA:


"Likewise with ourselves and our staff, we know what we want to do. Hopefully one or two more will enter before the window closes. There are a couple of little obstacles in the way, in respect of parent clubs and fixtures taking place, we are having to be a bit more patient.

"Anything now will be before the end of the window - hopefully we will have players coming in."

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Omer Riza :

"We’ve got everything in hand and in place in respect of transfers.”

“Everything's still ongoing," said Cardiff manager Omer Riza.

"We've still got a few days left and conversations have been good with players.”

“The board is backing me and the clubs are talking to them.”


"So hopefully things will move forward in the next couple of days, Hopefully."

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“ TRANSFERS IN / OUT JANUARY 2025 “





IN JANUARY CARDIFF RECEIVED £1MILL IN BONUS FEOM LUTON FOR MARK MCGUINNESS:




Transfer IN 2 / Transfers OUT 9







30th Jan 2025: Cardiff City midfielder Manolis Siopis leaves on a permanent move back to Greece, with Super League giants Panathinaikos, NO Fee involved.




29th Jan 2025: Michael Reindorf joins Notts County in League 2 on loan.







27th Jan 2025: Roko Simic has recovered from his injuries thanks to Cardiff’s medical staff and will go back on loan to KV Kortrijk once fit.






27th Jan 2025: Sivert Mannsverk has signed for Cardiff City on Loan from Ajax until the end of the season.
Mannsverk has made one appearance for Ajax this season






19th Jan 2025: Striker Wilfried Kanga has this evening been recalled by Hertha BSC.

Kanga made 16 appearances for the Bluebirds during his loan spell scoring 0 goals.





18th Jan 2025: Tom Davies aged 21 leaves Cardiff City on permanent deal and joins Newport County on a Free.



17th Jan 2025: Cardiff City have announced their first January signing in the form of striker Yousef Salech, who has penned a four-year deal with the Bluebirds on the day of his 23rd birthday. The Fee is an initial £500,000.



16th Jan 2025: Malachi Michael Fagan-Walcott aged 22 joins York City on a permanent deal ( Free).


It’s agreed Kieron Evans aged 23 given a New one year deal in July last year continues to stay at Newport County till the end of this season when his contract once again runs out.


6th January 2025:
Ryotaro Tsunoda has re-joined K.V. Kortrijk on loan until the end of the 2024/25 campaign after medical treatment at Cardiff City.



6th Jan 2025 Joel Colwill goes out on loan to Exeter City.



Striker Roko Šimić has now returned to the Welsh capital after spending the first half of the season on loan in Kortrijk, the Striker needs medical treatment and could return to Tans club later this month.
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OMER RIZA:

"I've really enjoyed My first transfer window. “


"It's been quite smooth and I haven't really gotten flustered with anything. There have been disappointments along the way, you hear of things that should have happened and promises along the way, you can't control all those things, but as long as you've got options to replace them you're in a good place.”

"At the moment I think we have brought in two very good players for the future of the club - granted one is on loan, but you never know what could happen further down the line if we finish the season strongly.”

“I have to thank Sri Vincent Tan for his full backing.”

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OMER RIZA:


"I don't want to talk about our players who are in the building who might potentially go out. All of these players, whether they leave the building because they potentially want to move back home or do something for their families, or we feel it's the right time for them. We want to make sure we do right by everybody, the club, the player, ourselves as a team, that's the only time a player will move on.“

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CARDIFF CITY’S NEXT GAMES:






01/02/2025 - 15:00 - Leeds United v Cardiff City Crowd Away Support

08/02/2025 3pm FACUP 4th Rd Stoke v Cardiff City Crowd Away Support


11/02/2025 - 19:45 - Portsmouth v Cardiff City Crowd Away Support





15/02/2025 12:30pm Cardiff City v Bristol City

22/02/2025 12:30pm Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City


26/02/2025 19:45pm Cardiff City v Hull City Crowd Away Crowd




01/03/2025 - 15:00 - Burnley (h)

08/03/2025 - 15:00 - Sunderland (a)

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OMER RIZA:

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On departure, Riza said:

"There could be two or three players who could be going out on loan or permanently. I'm not at liberty to talk about them yet because they're not done. I think within the next day or two things will be become clearer."

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OMER RIZA:

Callum Robinson, Callum O'Dowda, Dimitrios Goutas, Anwar El Ghazi, Yakou Miete, Isaak Davies, Kion Etete, Joe Ralls, Aaron Ramsey, Jamilu Collins, Andy Rinomhota and Jak Alnwick currently have only five months left.

But, dropping the positive news ahead of the club's tough trip to Leeds this weekend, Riza said of players' contracts: "Two or three players are done.

"You'll find out about them in the next couple of days."

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Omer Riza:


“ We have brought in a permanent Signing and a loan Signing, We are still trying to bring another player in, but we also have to move a couple more out as well.”

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OMER RIZA:

“Aarun Ramsey will make an appearance for the U21’s and we will slowly bring him back.”

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CARDIFF CITY STAR TO BE THE 9TH PLAYER TO LEAVE IN JANUARY / CUTTING THE WAGES.



Siopis wanted to leave.



Cardiff City star Manolis Siopis undergoes medical with new club ahead of surprise exit


The Bluebirds midfielder is on his way out the door before the transfer deadline



Siopis will leave with NO Fee involved, but he is a high earner cutting the wages dramatically.


Cardiff City midfielder Manolis Siopis is on the brink of sealing a permanent move back to Greece, with Super League giants Panathinaikos closing in on his signature.

The Bluebirds moved heaven and earth to get the Greece international to Cardiff in the summer of 2024, a deal which effectively saw the player buy out his own contract at Trabzonspor to force a move to the Welsh capital and link up with his old Alanyaspor boss Erol Bulut.

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Kion Etete and Jamilu Collins all looking likely to leave.

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Leeds United’s manager is Daniel Farke, who joined the club in July 2023.

Farke started his coaching career as manager of German side SV Lippstadt 08. He spent six years at the club, taking the side from the sixth tier of German football to the fourth tier.

The German boss stepped down from his role at SV Lippstadt 08, before joining Borussia Dortmund II.

He managed the side for two seasons prior to moving to Norwich City. Farke spent over four years at the Canaries, achieving two promotions to the Premier League during his time at the club.

Farke went onto to have spells at Krasnodar and Borussia Mönchengladbach before returning to the Championship to take charge of Leeds United.

Since joining the Whites, the German has a win percentage of 56.98%.

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OMER RIZA:

"I've really enjoyed My first transfer window. “


"It's been quite smooth and I haven't really gotten flustered with anything. There have been disappointments along the way, you hear of things that should have happened and promises along the way, you can't control all those things, but as long as you've got options to replace them you're in a good place.”

"At the moment I think we have brought in two very good players for the future of the club - granted one is on loan, but you never know what could happen further down the line if we finish the season strongly.”

“I have to thank Sri Vincent Tan for his full backing.

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Omer Riza:

“I think we’re in good shape," Omer began. "We’re coming into it off the back of eight games without losing and we’ve moved away from the area we don’t want to be in. Our performances have been ok, the boys are in a good place and we’ve brought in a few additions. I think we’re in the strongest position we can be in going into a game against Leeds. I say it all the time, but we have no other intention than to go there and get a result. That hasn’t changed.

“It’s going to be tough. They’re one of the best sides in the league, if not the best. We’ve got our challenges in front of us, but like with everything, we’ll strategise and we’ll make sure we do our due diligence in and out of possession.

"We’ll try and make sure we go Leeds with a solid, disciplined mindset and I think we’ve got players that can hurt them if they make mistakes. That’s what we’ll be looking for. We know the crowd there as well; if they’re not happy with their own players they can get on top of them, so that’s for Leeds to deal with. We just have to go there and work hard, like we have been, and try and get a result.

"We’re on a good run, the boys are in a good place. We’re coming up against one of the best teams in the league, who can cause you a lot of problems. If you can do it against them, you can do it against anyone - that’s the mindset. That’s how we’ll be approaching the game."

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Omer Riza:

On the new signing.

“He’s a very good player, he’s young and hungry. I keep using the word hungry, but that’s who we want in the building. He has good experiences coming from Ajax, has good qualities in and out of possession and he can be a massive part of the team going forwards.

“It’s very good that we’ve got him and he’s definitely going to add to what we’ve got and give us more. The aim is to strengthen with what we bring in and we’ve really pinpointed where we feel we can add to the squad. I feel he can do that. He’s come in, his attitude and character has been at a top level, he gets on well with the players and staff and he’s got to work straight away.

“He trained today and on Tuesday. He doesn’t look like he’s been out. He’s played games with the second team at Ajax and he’s been involved sporadically since his injury. He looks strong, ready to go and that’s what’s important. Hopefully he’ll be involved in the squad in our game against Leeds.”

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Injury update:


Omer Riza:

“Ollie Tanner won’t be involved. Aaron Ramsey is training now but he still has work to do to get around the squad. Other than the long-terms, everyone else is fit. Callum O’Dowda is in contention.

“David Turnbull will hopefully be back at the end of February and Isaak Davies will be back in the next couple of weeks.”

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Great News


CALLUM ROBINSON SIGNS TWO YEAR NEW CONTRACT

CALLUM O'DOWDA SIGNS THREE YEAR NEW CONTRACT

JAK ALNWICK SIGNS ONE YEAR NEW CONTRACT

“ SO FAR 10 PLAYERS OUT / 2 PLAYERS IN “



31st Jan 2025: Kion Etete loaned to League 1 Bolton till June 2025.