' Can the French Club afford to buy Cardiff Player? '

' Bruno Ecuele Manga '

Football League

Thursday 7th Jan 2016

By Ashley Williams

The solid centre back has been a key part of the club, since his arrival from French side Lorient in 2014.

He was named Cardiff’s Player of the Year last season, but has been sidelined regularly in the current campaign through injury.

The Gabon international has received strong interest from sides in Ligue 1 including French giants Marseille.


The opportunity to play European football could be too good to turn down for the centre back ,and Russell Slade does have plenty of excellent centre backs to choose from in the squad.

Cardiff paid a substantial fee of £5million for Manga and an offer from a interested party that matches his valuation would tempt Slade to cash in, to bolster the rest of his squad.

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' Bruno Ecuele Manga '

Football League

Thursday 7th Jan 2016

By Ashley Williams

The solid centre back has been a key part of the club, since his arrival from French side Lorient in 2014.

He was named Cardiff’s Player of the Year last season, but has been sidelined regularly in the current campaign through injury.

The Gabon international has received strong interest from sides in Ligue 1 including French giants Marseille.


The opportunity to play European football could be too good to turn down for the centre back ,and Russell Slade does have plenty of excellent centre backs to choose from in the squad.

Cardiff paid a substantial fee of £5million for Manga and an offer from a interested party that matches his valuation would tempt Slade to cash in, to bolster the rest of his squad.

Cardiff paid 3.5 m for manga not 5 million

worth 8 million all day long wouldn't settle for nothing less.

Will be tough to keep hold of him if we were offered equal or above what we paid for him.

cannot see him going anywhere what with our complete lack of centre backs.

The club we'd to resist any offers ubless minimum 7.5m. Manga is class and will increase his value at his age

We should make sure we keep manga he's easily our best CB and probably the best in the championship.should be building the team around these players if we want to progress and actually go somewhere instead of being just a mediocre club

Need to keep him very vital player.

Don't know if anyone noticed but that last ditch tackle he made on Jordan Rhodes towards the end of the 1st half Saturday was immense. He was actually behind him Don't believe any of our other defenders would of made that tackle and come away with the ball. Must keep if club has any ambition

Don't know if anyone noticed but that last ditch tackle he made on Jordan Rhodes towards the end of the 1st half Saturday was immense. He was actually behind him Don't believe any of our other defenders would of made that tackle and come away with the ball. Must keep if club has any ambition

It was a great tackle, hope we can keep hold of Manga

One of the top 3 players we have.

Must keep hold of him!

' Bruno Ecuele Manga '

Football League

Thursday 7th Jan 2016

By Ashley Williams

The solid centre back has been a key part of the club, since his arrival from French side Lorient in 2014.

He was named Cardiff’s Player of the Year last season, but has been sidelined regularly in the current campaign through injury.

The Gabon international has received strong interest from sides in Ligue 1 including French giants Marseille.


The opportunity to play European football could be too good to turn down for the centre back ,and Russell Slade does have plenty of excellent centre backs to choose from in the squad.

Cardiff paid a substantial fee of £5million for Manga and an offer from a interested party that matches his valuation would tempt Slade to cash in, to bolster the rest of his squad.

Cardiff paid 3.5 m for manga not 5 million

We paid £4.4 million, well that is what Wikipedia Cardiff City 2014/2015 says, it gives all our player tranfer fees

' Bruno Ecuele Manga '

Football League

Thursday 7th Jan 2016

By Ashley Williams

The solid centre back has been a key part of the club, since his arrival from French side Lorient in 2014.

He was named Cardiff’s Player of the Year last season, but has been sidelined regularly in the current campaign through injury.

The Gabon international has received strong interest from sides in Ligue 1 including French giants Marseille.


The opportunity to play European football could be too good to turn down for the centre back ,and Russell Slade does have plenty of excellent centre backs to choose from in the squad.

Cardiff paid a substantial fee of £5million for Manga and an offer from a interested party that matches his valuation would tempt Slade to cash in, to bolster the rest of his squad.

Cardiff paid 3.5 m for manga not 5 million

We paid £4.4 million, well that is what Wikipedia Cardiff City 2014/2015 says, it gives all our player tranfer fees

Is guess it was 5m euros.

So the differences would be over exchange rates . 18 months ago it was about 1.2e to £ which would make it £4.2m, now it's nearer E1.4 to £ - so nearer £3.5m

Actual £ paid would depend on what the exchange rate was at each stage of payment, around £4m would be about right on this basis, maybe a touch less