McGuinness still part of the Bluebirds 'family', says Bulut

Manager Erol Bulut insists Mark McGuinness remains portion of nan Cardiff City “family”, contempt speculation linking nan defender pinch a move distant from nan Championship club.

Luton Town proceed to person an liking successful nan erstwhile Arsenal centre-back.

Cardiff reportedly complaint nan 23-year-old astatine £10m and Bulut has said he will only beryllium sold astatine nan correct price.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 defender underlined his worth to nan Bluebirds by celebrating his first quality of nan play pinch nan opening extremity successful Cardiff’s 2-0 Carabao Cup triumph complete League One Bristol Rover connected Tuesday night.

Cardiff expect to person their resoluteness tested complete McGuinness, but aft nan defender’s extremity against Rovers, Bulut played down immoderate further talk astir nan Luton interest.

Bulut said: “I didn't perceive thing nan past 2 days. I americium now looking guardant to playing pinch Mark.

“That's why he played (against Rovers). Until thing is finalised he is simply a personnel of this family of Cardiff City."

McGuinness, who missed nan weekend's Championship opening conclusion to Sunderland pinch a insignificant hamstring injury, was portion of a young Bluebirds broadside which saw disconnected nan Rovers challenge.

Bulut admitted McGuinness' involution had been cardinal to nan win, which was sealed by Welsh world Rubin Colwill’s injury-time effort.

The Cardiff head said: “We needed conscionable a extremity to unfastened up nan game. This we did from nan corner, a awesome header from McGuinness. It was a bully goal.

“For america nan crippled was past much, overmuch easier because nan force has to create, truthful we had capable abstraction to effort to people nan second, moreover a 3rd aliases a fourth.

“But successful nan extremity it was 2-0, we proceed successful nan Cup, truthful that is good.”

Former Celtic midfielder David Turnbull had to beryllium replaced successful nan starting line-up aft sustaining a hamstring problem successful nan warm-up earlier nan Rovers game. Eli King took his place.

Bulut hopes Turnbull’s wounded will not beryllium a semipermanent problem

“I dream it is not thing serious. Tomorrow I dream we person amended news.”

Cardiff are besides monitoring nan fittingness of striker Callum Robinson, who sustained an Achilles problem against Sunderland and is owed to person a scan.