Cardiff linked with Fulham striker

A target for Jones?

In the Sunday People Cardiff City are being linked with Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara. The Senegalese striker is surplus to requirements at Fulham and has been told he could go out on loan. Cardiff City boss Dave Jones is looking to enquire a striker on loan after losing striker Michael Chopra for the rest of the season. Jones is in need of some extra firepower to his attack to keep Cardiff in position of a crack at promotion.

Another loan player would bring the number of loan players up to seven which could in it’s self bring problems to the Cardiff manager. Jones can only have up to five loan players in his match day squad. That the moment fit again Jason Koumas is the odd one out has Cardiff have two goalkeepers on loan leaving out three places for outfield players. A new loan player will mean either Jones drops a keeper off the bench or drops Craig Bellamy, Seyi Olofinjana or Jay Emmanuel-Thomas out of the match day line-up.

Cardiff will have strong competition to sign Kamara with a number of clubs interested. Leicester City look to be in the driving seat according to the paper, they are reported to be will to pay his full £24,000 a week wages as they push for a play-off place. The stumbling block for Leicester manager Sven Goran Eriksson is that he is looking the a loan with a permanent deal as part of the switch. Leicester are unwilling to offer a permanent deal on his present wages in case their promotion bid fails.

The Bluebirds will need to match his wages to stand a chance of signing him and offer a permanent deal but like Leicester are mine full of the wages if the are in the Championship next season.

Kamara cost Fulham £6million for West Brom in July 07 and will be out of contract in the summer. This season he has made nine appearances in all competitions, two off the bench and scoring five goals.