" Cardiff City player says he has signed a new contract "

BBC


Sol Bamba says he has signed a one-year extension with Cardiff City, although the Championship club has not yet officially confirmed the new deal.

The 34-year-old Ivory Coast defender was in the final year of his contract.

"I signed a new contract when I got injured, it's just not been released yet because the club wanted me to wait," Bamba told BBC Radio Leeds.

He tore a cruciate ligament in March, after being a key part of Cardiff's Premier League campaign last season.

Bamba has played one game this campaign, coming off the bench in the 2 November win over Birmingham City after returning from that serious knee injury.

"The club has been good to me, to be fair, it was the plan before I got injured as the club were happy with me," Bamba added.

"When I got injured the club just wanted me to concentrate on my rehab and therefore they gave me an extra year."

Cardiff were relegated at the end of last season, with Neil Warnock standing down as manager on 11 November and being replaced by Neil Harris.

Bamba was one of Warnock's first signings after he took charge on 5 October 2016. At the time Bamba was a free agent, having parted company with Leeds United the previous month.

The Bluebirds were unbeaten under new boss Harris until Wednesday night's 2-1 Championship loss at Brentford.

Cardiff face a difficult trip to table-topping Leeds on Saturday.

We all love Sol.
But what on earth are we doing offering him a new contract when injured?

We all love Sol.
But what on earth are we doing offering him a new contract when injured?

he was in the final year of his contract....if that means it ran out last June and the extra year is this season,i get it...if this year was to be his last and they've added next season , I don't get it..

We all love Sol.
But what on earth are we doing offering him a new contract when injured?

he was in the final year of his contract....if that means it ran out last June and the extra year is this season,i get it...if this year was to be his last and they've added next season , I don't get it..

Agree

I don't get it whether his contract was up summer 19 or summer 20. I don't understand why Sol says club didn't want it announced either. Most strange.

I don't get it whether his contract was up summer 19 or summer 20. I don't understand why Sol says club didn't want it announced either. Most strange.

the not announcing is strange...but would you have left him go at the end of last season ?

I don't get it whether his contract was up summer 19 or summer 20. I don't understand why Sol says club didn't want it announced either. Most strange.

the not announcing is strange...but would you have left him go at the end of last season ?

We would all want Sol in our side. He is though 34 and his injury was/is career threatening. We signed Flint, and Nelson, and Morrison was Warnocks number 1 love child. Hopefully any new contract he signed was an injury specific one but our club doesn't have a good track record of in this area also managing to sign new players, Vassell, with injury clouds as well as extended contracts of injured players.

The fact the interview says club didn't want to announce it indicates some reservations or something not entirely right somewhere.

I don't think I would give a 34 year old Sol with his injury a new contract or an extended one until he was able to play again. It's the same argument as Jazz really

Was hoping it was Jazz when I read the headline.

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