Luton close on McGuinness with Daland set for Cardiff

Cardiff City centre-back Mark McGuinness is group to subordinate Championship rivals Luton Town successful a woody which could yet beryllium worthy £10m.

The Bluebirds person lined up Jesper Daland arsenic a replacement, pinch nan Norwegian defender group to subordinate for astir £3.5m.

Daland, 24, is successful nan Welsh superior having a aesculapian up of his move from Belgian nine Cercle Brugge.

Cardiff person fixed McGuinness support to person a aesculapian pinch nan Hatters aft nan interest was agreed.

McGuinness, 23, has been pinch nan Bluebirds since signing from Arsenal successful 2021. He has made 86 convention appearances, scoring six goals.

He was amazingly sent connected indebtedness to Sheffield Wednesday successful August 2022, but returned nan pursuing January to found himself arsenic a champion successful nan Cardiff defence.

He and Dimitrios Goutas formed americium awesome cardinal protect business successful nan Championship past season.

But Luton person been persistent successful their pursuit of nan erstwhile Republic of Ireland Under-21 world this summertime and nan move is apt to mean a important summation successful net for McGuinness.

The penning was connected nan wall erstwhile McGuinness was near retired of nan Cardiff broadside thrashed 5-0 astatine Burnley connected Saturday.

When asked astir nan omission of McGuinness, Cardiff leader Erol Bulut said he could not comment connected whether nan subordinate had not travelled to Turf Moor because of a imaginable transfer.

Former Norwegian Under-21 world Daland began his profession successful his homeland pinch Vigor earlier joining Start.

The 6ft 2in subordinate was signed by Belgian Pro League Club Cercle Brugges successful 2021, and has since netted 4 goals successful 118 appearances.

He besides had a wintertime training spell pinch Cercle Brugges' genitor nine Monaco.

His presence is not expected to beryllium nan past transportation astatine Cardiff earlier nan southbound Wales derby astatine Swansea City adjacent Sunday.