CARDIFF CITY FORWARD TO GO OUT ON LOAN TILL END OF SEASON:
Ollie Tanner yet to make the first team and in and out of the U21’S is being loaned out till the end of the season.
Tanner will be 21 years old when he returns to the Bluebirds.
Signed from FC Lewis from the 8th league, arrived with much excitement through the media, but has not made the first team yet.
MARK HUDSON:
But manager Mark Hudson believes the next step in his development is for him to go on loan for the back half of the season and get some first-team minutes into his legs.
"When we brought Ollie in we had a long-term plan for him. It's not just six months or a year, it's longer than that," Hudson said.
"We knew he had been out of regular first-team football for a long time, which is the continual day-to-day. We have got him to be able to train and play; so train, then play 90 minutes, train, then play 90.
“We need to get Ollie match fit and hopefully next season we can put him in the first team squad.
"The early part of the season, it was 60 minutes and then he couldn't train. We were starting to build him up, body-wise. He had an impact in the Aston Villa game, it was a great goal, he has got quality, no doubt.
"There will possibly be a loan for him with a view to him then coming back with even more experience at a better level.
"There will be people wanting him for sure, because he has shown he has got that cutting edge. I'm not going to talk about at what level or football clubs, but it will have to be the right club for him, because I'm not just going to send him anywhere."
Asked if any other young players might be heading out on loan next month, Hudson added: "We have got a plan for players. Some players will go, because they need experience, to get the rhythm. We have expressed to each individual, it's nothing to hide."
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