If Cardiff City's squad ever needed a revamp, it was this summer. This time last year, which seems like lightyears away, there was little chance of that happening.
Twelve months ago, City had a group of senior players on bloated wages, clinging on to the best contract they will likely have in their careers again, more than willing to stay with the Welsh capital city club for their final season. Even if other clubs were keen and came in for them, it was not in their interest to leave and few could blame them for that given the financial uncertainty brought on by Covid-19.
This wage cull was very much needed and the timing could not have been better from a Cardiff City standpoint. Given the reasons mentioned above, Cardiff's only work in the window last summer was to bring in Mark McGuinness, Ryan Wintle and James Collins permanently, while Ryan Giles came in from Wolves on loan.
