The Bluebirds may be set to make their seventh signing of the summer transfer window
Cardiff City have embarked upon an ambitious shopping spree – albeit under transfer embargo – as they plot fresh targets and renewed ambition for this term.
With former-Fenerbache boss Erol Bulut now at the helm, the Bluebirds have pushed the boat out amid testing circumstances to welcome the likes of Karlan Grant, Yakou Meite, and Josh Bowler to the Cardiff City Stadium, alongside the captures of Dimitros Goutas and Ike Ugbo and, most notably, the homecoming of Aaron Ramsey.
That said, there are still deficiencies within the side, ones which were exposed on occasions during Cardiff’s 2-2 draw away at Leeds United last weekend.
A second central defender signing has been on the wishlist for some time now, and it looks as though Bulut is close to finally getting his man in the form of Jonathan Panzo.
Cardiff City’s Jonathan Panzo transfer interest
As per the Not The Top 20 Pod on Twitter, Cardiff are in talks with Panzo for a loan switch to the Welsh capital, which would see him become the second Forest player to make the move this summer after the acquisition of Bowler.
It comes after Bulut had denied any interest when quizzed on a previous report last week, confirming: “No. Right now, no interest.”
However, situations within football can change within a day, let alone a week and, it must be stressed, some managers prefer not to publicly disclose transfer movements before they are concluded.
But Cardiff have been long-term admirers of Panzo and were believed to be looking to engineer a move a year and a half ago now, while the defender was plying his trade with Dijon in France.
The former Chelsea prospect moved to then-Championship rivals Forest instead but made just one appearance for Steve Cooper’s side before joining Coventry City on a season-long loan last campaign.
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