' CARDIFF CITY REJECT £3.5 MILLION OFFER '

Tuesday 1st July 2014.


Sunderland back in for Cardiff ace after £3.5m bid rejected.

SUNDERLAND are considering making an improved bid for Cardiff’s Jordon Mutch after entering into negotiations for the midfielder.


Relegated Cardiff rubbished reports a month ago that Mutch was heading to the Stadium of Light in a £1.5m switch and insisted that they hadn’t received any offers for the 22-year-old.

But the Gazette understands that Sunderland have subsequently seen a firm bid of around £3.5m rejected by the Bluebirds, for a player who is about to enter the final 12 months of his contract at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Sunderland must now decide whether to up their offer for Mutch, who is thought to be alongside Fabio Borini and Ashley Williams as one of the main targets on the Black Cats’ summer shopping list.

There is a suggestion that there is a buy-out clause in Mutch’s contract – as there is with Cardiff team-mates Fraizer Campbell, Steven Caulker and Gary Medel – and the Welsh outfit will not accept anything less than that figure.

Certainly, Derby-born Mutch fits Sunderland’s brief of targeting players with Premier League experience, despite the Birmingham City academy product suffering the drop with Cardiff.

The attacking midfielder netted seven times during an impressive maiden campaign in the top flight, including the opening goal when he shone during the 2-2 draw against Sunderland in December.

But Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer is very much planning for life with Mutch next season, as he looks to secure an instant return to the Premier League.

Unlike Campbell, Caulker, Medel and ex-Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones, Cardiff have not accepted that losing Mutch will be part of the price of relegation.

They are determined to keep the England Under-21 international at the club, along with goalkeeper David Marshall, who also earned a host of plaudits last season and has been the subject of transfer speculation this summer.

Chairman Mehmet Dalman made that crystal clear a month ago when he addressed the speculation over Mutch.

“We have not received any bids for Jordon and he is in our manager’s plans for next season,” said Dalman.

“Jordon is a Cardiff City player and that will not change.”

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A player that i would like to still be down the CCS next season, a midfielder with goals in them is hard to find.

But saying that £3.5Million with 12 months left surprised its been rejected if source is true. Shows we wont be pushed over and sell on the cheap.

if they come in with anything over 4m i would take it.

if they come in with anything over 4m i would take it.

I agree with this or give him an improved contract that`ll tie him to us longer

Why would you want to sell your best players for 4 or 5m we want best team posible that means keeping jordan mutch

Why would you want to sell your best players for 4 or 5m we want best team posible that means keeping jordan mutch

Would prefer to keep him if we can tie him down to a contract otherwise he walks for free end of season.

I reckon £4m is way to cheap for Mutch, he is only a youngster remember he will get 'Mutch' better

If the lad isn't willing to commit,then take whatever you can get.. Be it 3.5 +

Why would you want to sell your best players for 4 or 5m we want best team posible that means keeping jordan mutch

12 months left on contract......its either offer better terms or take the cash........im wondering how much the buy out clause is?
but 4 million plus his wages for one years championship football is way to much.....that works out at over 80k a week

According to this we want £5m minimum.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... on-7355153?

If we were Sunderland I'd pay £5m for him. Very good player.

However from City's point of view, 1 year left on his contract and with Daehli and Whittingham as attacking midfielders then maybe that would be the best we can do ?

its a low offer, he's worth £5m+.

they paid £3-4m for bridcutt whereas much has proven he can hack it at PL level. he's worth more than him for sure…..

Big mistake if we sell Mutch.

Big mistake if we sell Mutch.

Love to keep him Annis, he either scored or assisted 1/3 of our goals last year. More of a threat than Campbell.

Problem is, he's only got 1 year left and will go for free in May - plus we've still got a massive debt to deal with.