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Cardiff City - transfers & net spend
Cardiff City signed 11 players for £6.6m and sold 8 for £0 in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Cardiff City salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Championship transfers page.
SPENT £6.6m
RECEIVED £0
NET SPEND £6.6m
MOVES 19
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Cardiff City.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Daland | £3.5m | KSV Cercle Brugge | 2024/25 |
| Yousef Salech | £3.4m | IK Sirius | 2024/25 |
| Jack Moylan | £2.6m | Lincoln City | 2026/27 |
| Krystian Bielik | £2.5m | West Bromwich Albion | 2026/27 |
| Roko Simic | £1.7m | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 2024/25 |
Biggest sales 4
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McGuinness | £10.0m | Luton Town | 2024/25 |
| Manolis Siopis | £686k | Panathinaikos AO | 2024/25 |
| Ebou Adams | £510k | Derby County | 2024/25 |
| Roko Simic | £86k | Karlsruher SC | 2025/26 |
2026/27
£6.6m spent · £0 received · net spend £6.6mSignings 11
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Moylan | £2.6m | Lincoln City | Attacking Midfield | 24 | Ireland |
| Krystian Bielik | £2.5m | West Bromwich Albion | Centre-Back | 28 | Poland |
| Nathan Trott | £1.5m | FC Copenhagen | Goalkeeper | 27 | England/Bermuda |
| Calum Scanlon | Loan | Liverpool FC U21 | Left-Back | 21 | England |
| Jack Moylan | Undisclosed | Lincoln City | Attacking Midfield | 24 | Ireland |
| Jesper Daland | Loan ended | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Centre-Back | 26 | Norway |
| Jesper Daland | Loan ended | Viking FK | Centre-Back | 27 | Norway |
| Kion Etete | Loan ended | Newport County | Centre-Forward | 25 | England/Nigeria |
| Rob Tankiewicz | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U18 | Central Midfield | 17 | Wales/Poland |
| Roko Simic | Loan ended | Karlsruher SC | Centre-Forward | 22 | Croatia |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | Loan ended | Newport County | Left Winger | 21 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
Departures 8
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Scanlon | Loan ended | Liverpool FC U21 | Left-Back | 22 | England |
| Eli King | Undisclosed | Gillingham FC | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Wales |
| Jesper Daland | Loan | Viking FK | Centre-Back | 26 | Norway |
| Kion Etete | Loan | Newport County | Centre-Forward | 24 | England/Nigeria |
| Nathan Trott | Loan ended | FC Copenhagen | Goalkeeper | 27 | England/Bermuda |
| Roko Simic | Loan | 1.FC Magdeburg | Centre-Forward | 22 | Croatia |
| Ryan Wintle | Free | Milton Keynes Dons | Defensive Midfield | 29 | England |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | Loan | Newport County | Left Winger | 20 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
2025/26
£857k spent · £86k received · net spend £772kSignings 16
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Osho | £857k | AJ Auxerre | Centre-Back | 27 | Nigeria/England |
| Calum Scanlon | Loan | Liverpool FC U21 | Left-Back | 20 | England |
| Dakarai Mafico | Loan ended | Yeovil Town | Defensive Midfield | 19 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Dakarai Mafico | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Defensive Midfield | 18 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Dylan Lawlor | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Centre-Back | 19 | Wales/Ireland |
| Ethan Horvath | Loan ended | Sheffield Wednesday | Goalkeeper | 30 | United States |
| Harry Tyrer | Undisclosed | Everton FC | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Joel Colwill | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Wales |
| Kion Etete | Loan ended | St. Mirren FC | Centre-Forward | 24 | England/Nigeria |
| Kion Etete | Loan ended | Rotherham United | Centre-Forward | 24 | England/Nigeria |
| Nathan Trott | Loan | FC Copenhagen | Goalkeeper | 26 | England/Bermuda |
| Omari Kellyman | Loan | Chelsea FC U21 | Attacking Midfield | 19 | England/Northern Ireland |
| Ronan Kpakio | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Right-Back | 18 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Ryotaro Tsunoda | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Back | 26 | Japan |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Left Winger | 19 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | Loan ended | Newport County | Left Winger | 20 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roko Simic | Loan fee £86k | Karlsruher SC | Centre-Forward | 21 | Croatia |
| Aaron Ramsey | Free | UNAM Pumas | Central Midfield | 34 | Wales |
| Andy Rinomhota | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 28 | Zimbabwe/England |
| Anwar El Ghazi | Free | Al-Sailiya SC | Right Winger | 30 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| Callum O'Dowda | Undisclosed | Ferencvárosi TC | Left Midfield | 30 | Ireland/England |
| Calum Scanlon | Loan ended | Liverpool FC U21 | Left-Back | 21 | England |
| Dakarai Mafico | Loan | Yeovil Town | Defensive Midfield | 19 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Dimitrios Goutas | Free | Genclerbirligi Ankara | Centre-Back | 31 | Greece |
| Ethan Horvath | Loan | Sheffield Wednesday | Goalkeeper | 30 | United States |
| Ethan Horvath | Free | Red Bull New York | Goalkeeper | 30 | United States |
| Jak Alnwick | Undisclosed | Huddersfield Town | Goalkeeper | 32 | England |
| Jamilu Collins | Undisclosed | Without Club | Left-Back | 30 | Nigeria |
| Jesper Daland | Loan | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Centre-Back | 25 | Norway |
| Joe Ralls | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 31 | England |
| Kieron Evans | Free | Eastleigh FC | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Wales |
| Kion Etete | Loan | St. Mirren FC | Centre-Forward | 24 | England/Nigeria |
| Kion Etete | Loan | Rotherham United | Centre-Forward | 23 | England/Nigeria |
| Omari Kellyman | Loan ended | Chelsea FC U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | England/Northern Ireland |
| Ryotaro Tsunoda | Undisclosed | Yokohama F. Marinos | Centre-Back | 26 | Japan |
| Sivert Mannsverk | Loan ended | Ajax Amsterdam | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Norway |
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | Loan | Newport County | Left Winger | 20 | Wales/Zimbabwe |
| Yakou Méïté | Free | Damac FC | Centre-Forward | 29 | Cote d'Ivoire/France |
2024/25
£11.1m spent · £11.2m received · net profit £124kSignings 25
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Daland | £3.5m | Cercle Brugge | Centre-Back | 24 | Norway |
| Yousef Salech | £3.4m | IK Sirius | Centre-Forward | 23 | Denmark/Palestine |
| Roko Simic | £1.7m | Red Bull Salzburg | Centre-Forward | 20 | Croatia |
| Will Fish | £1.0m | Manchester United U21 | Centre-Back | 21 | England |
| Alex Robertson | £986k | Manchester City U21 | Central Midfield | 21 | Australia/Peru |
| Wilfried Kanga | Loan fee £429k | Hertha BSC | Centre-Forward | 26 | Cote d'Ivoire/France |
| Anwar El Ghazi | Free | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Right Winger | 29 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| Calum Chambers | Free | Aston Villa | Centre-Back | 29 | England |
| Chris Willock | Free | Queens Park Rangers | Left Winger | 26 | England/Montserrat |
| Cian Ashford | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Right Winger | 19 | Wales |
| Eli King | Loan ended | Stevenage FC | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Wales |
| Isaak Davies | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Left Winger | 22 | Wales |
| Joel Bagan | Loan ended | Zulte Waregem | Left-Back | 22 | Ireland/England |
| Kieron Evans | Loan ended | Newport County | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Wales |
| Kion Etete | Loan ended | Bolton Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 23 | England/Nigeria |
| Malachi Fagan-Walcott | Loan ended | York City | Centre-Back | 22 | England/Barbados |
| Malachi Fagan-Walcott | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Centre-Back | 22 | England/Barbados |
| Matthew Turner | Undisclosed | Cardiff City U21 | Goalkeeper | 22 | Wales |
| Ollie Denham | Loan ended | Sligo Rovers | Centre-Back | 22 | Wales/England |
| Roko Simic | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Forward | 21 | Croatia |
| Ryan Wintle | Loan ended | Millwall FC | Defensive Midfield | 27 | England |
| Ryotaro Tsunoda | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Back | 25 | Japan |
| Sheyi Ojo | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Right Winger | 27 | England/Nigeria |
| Sivert Mannsverk | Loan | Ajax Amsterdam | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Norway |
| Will Alves | Loan | Leicester City U21 | Attacking Midfield | 19 | England/Portugal |
Departures 21
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McGuinness | £10.0m | Luton Town | Centre-Back | 23 | Ireland/England |
| Manolis Siopis | £686k | Panathinaikos | Defensive Midfield | 30 | Greece |
| Ebou Adams | £510k | Derby County | Central Midfield | 28 | The Gambia/England |
| Eli King | Loan | Stevenage FC | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Wales |
| Famara Diédhiou | Loan ended | Granada CF | Centre-Forward | 31 | Senegal |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | Loan ended | Manchester City | Left-Back | 21 | England/Jamaica |
| Kieron Evans | Loan | Newport County | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Wales |
| Kion Etete | Loan | Bolton Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 23 | England/Nigeria |
| Mahlon Romeo | Undisclosed | Right-Back | 28 | Antigua and Barbuda/England | |
| Malachi Fagan-Walcott | Undisclosed | York City | Centre-Back | 22 | England/Barbados |
| Malachi Fagan-Walcott | Loan | York City | Centre-Back | 22 | England/Barbados |
| Nat Phillips | Loan ended | Liverpool FC | Centre-Back | 27 | England |
| Ollie Denham | Free | Sligo Rovers | Centre-Back | 22 | Wales/England |
| Rohan Luthra | Free | Derby County | Goalkeeper | 22 | England/India |
| Roko Simic | Loan | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Forward | 20 | Croatia |
| Romaine Sawyers | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 32 | St. Kitts & Nevis/England |
| Ryan Wintle | Loan | Millwall FC | Defensive Midfield | 27 | England |
| Ryotaro Tsunoda | Loan | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Back | 25 | Japan |
| Sheyi Ojo | Free | NK Maribor | Right Winger | 27 | England/Nigeria |
| Wilfried Kanga | Loan ended | Hertha BSC | Centre-Forward | 26 | Cote d'Ivoire/France |
| Will Alves | Loan ended | Leicester City U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | England/Portugal |
Transfers at other clubs
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Frequently asked questions
How much have Cardiff City spent on transfers?
Cardiff City spent £6.6m on 11 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Cardiff City's net spend?
Cardiff City had a net spend of £6.6m, having received £0 from 8 sales.
Who is Cardiff City's most expensive signing?
Jack Moylan from Lincoln City for £2.6m.