Goodwillie off the radar

Cardiff City boss has now brought in nine new players since he became manager and is still in the market for a few more. A host of teams are chasing Cardiff City target Dundee United striker David Goodwillie who has been given a £2 million price tag on his head.

Cardiff has had an offer accepted over a month ago according to press reports with them waiting on the outcome of a court case. While Cardiff are in pole position, it has not stopped other from testing United's resolve over the £2m price tag. However, the Dundee United boss speaking on Sky Sports News backs the Scottish club owners not to sell for any offer under the £2m they want. Rangers have had two bids rejected and are now hoping the sale of some players could fund a third bid. Blackpool is the latest club to have a bid turn down of a reported £1.6 million bid.

Premiership club Wigan are in the background keeping an eye on the situation along will Rangers rivals Celtic whose manager Neil Lennon has asked that he wants to be kept informed of any developments about in-demand Goodwillie.

Since Cardiff, first offer Cardiff has signed a number of strikers Rob Earnshaw and Kenny Miller being the most prominent. I there a place with Cardiff for Goodwillie or has he become surplus to requirements, the latter I would have thought. There is the Craig Bellamy question for the club to settle. The Welsh striker is having a meeting sometime today with Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini according to reports. The rumourmongers have Bellamy telling whoever at Manchester City he wants to rejoin Cardiff City. If it was up to Mancini, he would probably pay the taxi fare back to Cardiff to rid himself of Bellamy, but the money wants some of their cash back.