Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has claimed new manager Erol Bulut will enable the club to attract “higher profile players” in the future. The Bluebirds announced on Saturday they have appointed former Fenerbahce boss Bulut as their successor to Sabri Lamouchi, who kept them in the Championship last season but was not retained. Tan’s suggestion that putting Bulut in charge will lead to a “higher profile and standard of player in the coming years” is a remarkable one, given that the club are still operating under a transfer ban and that the Malaysian himself long ago appeared to turn off the financial taps are far as new signings were concerned.

Will Vaulks will be back in the Championship next season – and gunning for revenge against Cardiff City. The former Wales midfielder was part of the Sheffield Wednesday side that clinched promotion at Wembley with a dramatic late 1-0 League One play-off final win over 10-man South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.

Wales will play South Korea at home in a September friendly. It will be the first time the two nations have met at senior men’s level and will take place at Cardiff City Stadium on September 7, four days before Wales’ Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia.

Sol Bamba and Nathan Jones are the current favourites to become the next Cardiff City manager. Bamba – a massive hero to Bluebirds fans, but a management novice – is even reported in some quarters to have already been offered the job.

Cardiff City have confirmed manager Sabri Lamouchi will leave the club when his contract expires. Former Nottingham Forest boss Lamouchi agreed a deal until the end of the season when he replaced Mark Hudson in January to become the Sky Bet Championship club’s third manager of the 2022-23 campaign. A club statement read: “Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that Sabri Lamouchi will depart at the conclusion of his current deal.

Sabri Lamouchi has admitted he still has no idea if he will be Cardiff City manager next season. The Bluebirds boss ended his agreed spell in charge with a 3-0 defeat away at champions Burnley to bring down the curtain on their Championship season.

Sabri Lamouchi has insisted the ball is in Cardiff City’s court over whether or not he remains at the club next season. Lamouchi’s final home game in charge ended with Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield, but with the Bluebirds already having secured their Championship status before the match because of other results, thoughts are now turning to next season.

Sabri Lamouchi feels his mission to keep Cardiff City in the Championship is almost complete following their dramatic late win at fellow strugglers Rotherham. Cedric Kipre struck with just two minutes left to seal a 2-1 win that all-but guarantee the Bluebirds’ survival and keeps Rotherham firmly in trouble.

Sabri Lamouchi insists he and his Cardiff City players would have signed for this. The Bluebirds have three matches to play – starting with their re-arranged fixture at Rotherham on Thursday night – and are two places and three points above the relegation zone.

Cardiff City Women’s manager Iain Darbyshire compared Ffion Price to David Beckham after they secured their second consecutive victory in the FAW Women’s Cup. The Bluebirds earned a comfortable 4-0 win over Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies at Merthyr Tydfil.

Wrexham are just 90 minutes away from ending 15 years of pain. A victory over Boreham Wood on Saturday evening and the prize will be in their grasp – a return to the Football League they dropped out of in 2008. It has been a titanic struggle between the Dragons and their National League title rivals Notts County all season, better than anything any of the four leagues above them could muster.

Sabri Lamouchi believes Sory Kaba’s “goal of the season” can inspire Cardiff City to remain in the Championship. The Bluebirds gave their hopes of avoiding relegation a huge boost by coming from behind to win 3-1 at Watford. Ismaila Sarr gave the Hornets an early lead but their slim hopes of gate-crashing the play-offs were dented by three Cardiff replies in the space of 10 first-half minutes.