Cardiff sign Simic and will loan striker out

Cardiff City person signed Red Bull Salzburg striker Roko Simic and will nonstop him retired connected indebtedness for nan season.

The Croatia Under-21 world was reportedly a target for different clubs, including Championship rivals Sunderland.

But Cardiff landed nan 6ft 3in 20-year-old pinch their "long-term recruitment strategy successful mind".

The Bluebirds confirmed Simic "will soon spell retired connected loan" for 2024-25 and opportunity his "development will beryllium intimately monitored passim nan play by nine staff".

Simic is expected to walk that indebtedness play astatine KV Kortrijk, nan Belgian nine owned by Bluebirds proprietor Vincent Tan.

“We want value players who tin thief us. We won’t conscionable return a subordinate who will beryllium connected nan bench, we want a subordinate who tin alteration a game,” said head Erol Bulut.

“I dream I will get 1 successful but until now we haven’t been capable to negociate it. What clubs are asking, what players are asking pinch their wages, is difficult.

“[Simic] is simply a nine signing for nan future. He will person a indebtedness to Kortrijk but we still person a small spot of clip to get a subordinate in, I hope. But it's not easy to bring only 1 in... it has to beryllium nan correct person.”

Cardiff person now signed 8 players truthful acold this summer, pinch striker Wilfried Kanga and wingers Chris Willock and Anwar El Ghazi bolstering their attacking options.

But pinch striker Kion Etete and winger Isaak Davies some injured, Bulut was keen to adhd to his squad.

Simic, who scored six goals from 34 appearances successful each competitions for Red Bull Salzburg past season, has been earmarked for a first-team domiciled astatine Cardiff adjacent year.

Other Cardiff players person spent clip connected indebtedness astatine Kortrijk recently, including Davies and defender Ryotaro Tsunoda successful nan 2023-24 campaign.