Cardiff City have received a major boost after Football League bosses reduced the controversial transfer ban imposed on the Bluebirds.
The three-window embargo EFL chiefs had insisted upon has been brought down to just two following intensive negotiations between Cardiff, their lawyers and League bosses.
The news means that new manager Erol Bulut will be free to spend money on players in January, Cardiff owner Vincent Tan likely to release the purse strings if the club are around the top 10 and in with a chance of making the promotion play-offs.