Mick McCarthy turns down offer
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:21 am
Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy has confirmed that defender Ciaron Brown will be staying at the club this summer.
Cardiff have Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Curtis Nelson and Ciaron Brown at their disposal in the heart of their defence, whilst Perry Ng has also been deployed there on occasion. But despite their number of options, manager Mick McCarthy has ruled out an exit for Brown.
Tuesday 10th August 2021
The Northern Ireland international had been subject to a bid from fellow Championship side Middlesbrough three weeks ago. However, the offer was rejected outright by the Bluebirds, the bid was so small, it was considered more of a joke by McCarthy.
MICK McCARTHY:
“I turned the offer down,for me it was not a real bid, more of a token gesture offer as Browns contract was up."
“The upshot of that is that Ciaron will stay here. I certainly don’t want him to go anywhere. I’ve offered him a deal, I’d like him to stay."
“It’s always quite exciting as a player, the chance of a move."
“But there has got to be a right value to it as well and it wasn’t, no where near."
At present Middlesbrough have just two senior centre-backs. Grant Hall and Dael Fry will be the go-to pairing, whilst youngster Nathan Wood and midfielder Paddy McNair can fill in when needed. Likewise, full-backs Anfernee Dijksteel, Marc Bola, and Lee Peltier can also deputise in Fry or Hall’s absence.
However, Boro boss Warnock will be hoping to get a deal for a centre-back over the line, preferably a left-sided centre-half. But it now looks likely they will be turning their attention elsewhere with Brown set to stay put.
Cardiff have Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Curtis Nelson and Ciaron Brown at their disposal in the heart of their defence, whilst Perry Ng has also been deployed there on occasion. But despite their number of options, manager Mick McCarthy has ruled out an exit for Brown.
Tuesday 10th August 2021
The Northern Ireland international had been subject to a bid from fellow Championship side Middlesbrough three weeks ago. However, the offer was rejected outright by the Bluebirds, the bid was so small, it was considered more of a joke by McCarthy.
MICK McCARTHY:
“I turned the offer down,for me it was not a real bid, more of a token gesture offer as Browns contract was up."
“The upshot of that is that Ciaron will stay here. I certainly don’t want him to go anywhere. I’ve offered him a deal, I’d like him to stay."
“It’s always quite exciting as a player, the chance of a move."
“But there has got to be a right value to it as well and it wasn’t, no where near."
At present Middlesbrough have just two senior centre-backs. Grant Hall and Dael Fry will be the go-to pairing, whilst youngster Nathan Wood and midfielder Paddy McNair can fill in when needed. Likewise, full-backs Anfernee Dijksteel, Marc Bola, and Lee Peltier can also deputise in Fry or Hall’s absence.
However, Boro boss Warnock will be hoping to get a deal for a centre-back over the line, preferably a left-sided centre-half. But it now looks likely they will be turning their attention elsewhere with Brown set to stay put.
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Re: Mick McCarthy turns down offer
Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:49 pm
Must have been a pittance of an offer then, as he let glatzel go cheap!!
Re: Mick McCarthy turns down offer
Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:52 pm
Strange that he was not in Saturdays squad or tonights 