Cardiff Metropolis are concentrating on a transfer for Danish striker Yousef Salech.
The 22-year-old, who performs for Swedish aspect Sirius, is reportedly valued between £3m and £4m.
Championship strugglers Cardiff hope to make their first signing of the January switch window earlier than Saturday’s south Wales derby in opposition to Swansea Metropolis.
It seems unlikely they are going to be signing Peterborough United striker Ricky-Jade Jones, who had been a goal.
League One Peterborough rejected a proposal from the Bluebirds for the 22-year-old, who’s out of contract on the finish of this marketing campaign.
Cardiff supervisor Omer Riza confirmed earlier this month that the Welsh membership had held talks about signing the pacey ahead, however could now must look elsewhere.
Riza wouldn’t be drawn on hyperlinks to Salech, who has scored 13 targets in 29 appearances for Sirius.
“Striker place, wingers probably, hopefully inside the subsequent few days we are going to get just a few gamers by way of the door. May be one, doubt it is going to be two, ” stated Riza.
“I communicate with the board each day relating to transfers, I communicate to Mr [Vincent] Tan [Cardiff’s owner], Ken [Choo, chief executive], Mehmet [Dalman, chairman], Paddy [Deboys, head of recruitment]… we’re all speaking, the checklist I’ve given out with reference to gamers, they’ve labored actually onerous to get them in.
“It is going to turn into clear over the following few days relating to gamers. Doubtlessly we may have one coming in earlier than the derby sport and he could get some minutes probably.”
