OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:00 pm
OFFICIAL: CARDIFF CITY SIGN YAKOU MEITE 
MEITE BECOMES THIRD SUMMER SIGNING FOR EROL BULUT AFTER IKE UGBO & DIMITRIOS GOUTAS
The Bluebirds are excited to welcome forward Yakou Méïté to the Club on a two-year deal.
The 27-year-old arrives in the Welsh capital following the expiration of his contract at Reading FC; during his time with the Royals, Méïté scored 42 goals in 156 Championship appearances, with eight assists.
Yakou began his career in his native France, coming through the youth ranks at Paris Saint-Germain and making one First Team appearance for the current Ligue 1 champions.
He moved to the Select Car Leasing Stadium in 2016, and helped Reading reach the Championship Play-Off Final in his first season. Yakou went on to score more than ten goals in three consecutive seasons between 2018/19 and 2020/21.
On the international stage, the striker has three caps for the Ivory Coast national team, all of which came back in 2019.
Upon completing his signing at Cardiff City Stadium, Yakou said: “I’m delighted to be here. It wasn’t a difficult decision to join Cardiff City once they came in for me. I’ve had many conversations with the manager, and I very much liked what I heard from him and the project he wanted to achieve at this Club.
“I’ve always liked playing here at the Stadium and cannot wait to do so for Cardiff City.”
City boss Erol Bulut added: "It’s a great signing for us. He will help us a lot with his power and his speed. We are really very satisfied that he’s signed for us. He has played the last five or six years in the Championship, so he knows the league very well.
“He knows how to score goals, which is very important for us. It will take a little bit of time, but it’s good that he’s come here with one month to go until the league begins. We will get him ready for then."
Yakou is City’s third signing of the 2023 summer transfer window and the week, joining Iké Ugbo and Dimitrios Goutas in South Wales. Welcome to CCS, Yakou!
MEITE BECOMES THIRD SUMMER SIGNING FOR EROL BULUT AFTER IKE UGBO & DIMITRIOS GOUTAS
The Bluebirds are excited to welcome forward Yakou Méïté to the Club on a two-year deal.
The 27-year-old arrives in the Welsh capital following the expiration of his contract at Reading FC; during his time with the Royals, Méïté scored 42 goals in 156 Championship appearances, with eight assists.
Yakou began his career in his native France, coming through the youth ranks at Paris Saint-Germain and making one First Team appearance for the current Ligue 1 champions.
He moved to the Select Car Leasing Stadium in 2016, and helped Reading reach the Championship Play-Off Final in his first season. Yakou went on to score more than ten goals in three consecutive seasons between 2018/19 and 2020/21.
On the international stage, the striker has three caps for the Ivory Coast national team, all of which came back in 2019.
Upon completing his signing at Cardiff City Stadium, Yakou said: “I’m delighted to be here. It wasn’t a difficult decision to join Cardiff City once they came in for me. I’ve had many conversations with the manager, and I very much liked what I heard from him and the project he wanted to achieve at this Club.
“I’ve always liked playing here at the Stadium and cannot wait to do so for Cardiff City.”
City boss Erol Bulut added: "It’s a great signing for us. He will help us a lot with his power and his speed. We are really very satisfied that he’s signed for us. He has played the last five or six years in the Championship, so he knows the league very well.
“He knows how to score goals, which is very important for us. It will take a little bit of time, but it’s good that he’s come here with one month to go until the league begins. We will get him ready for then."
Yakou is City’s third signing of the 2023 summer transfer window and the week, joining Iké Ugbo and Dimitrios Goutas in South Wales. Welcome to CCS, Yakou!
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Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:03 pm
That’s a solid signing for us. Happy with that.
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:04 pm
I'm well happy with this signing
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:05 pm
Welcome, hope he proves me wrong but struggled to get into Readings relegated team last year...
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:27 pm
Good player imo 
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:58 pm
Very good signing - not judging him on last season when he didn’t get on with Paul Ince and coming back from a bad injury. Fast and strong, at 27 his best years are ahead of him (hopefully the next two). I am confident that he will chip in with goals.
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:11 pm
Decent experienced signing , hope he can stay fit and bang some goals in .
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:07 pm
Welcome
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:35 am
Covers 2 positions which could be handy.
Looks like an on form Mendez Laing on YouTube.
Looks like an on form Mendez Laing on YouTube.
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:49 am
Be a handy signing this one. We seriously lacked options up front.
Get ourselves a proper lump of a number 9 now and a couple of exciting wingers and I think we'll be ok.
Get ourselves a proper lump of a number 9 now and a couple of exciting wingers and I think we'll be ok.
Re: OFFICIAL " CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE THIRD SIGNING "
Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:23 pm
jimmy_rat wrote:Be a handy signing this one. We seriously lacked options up front.
Get ourselves a proper lump of a number 9 now and a couple of exciting wingers and I think we'll be ok.
Agee - the key build a squad for places - As I said this time last season we did not get a striker in before a ball was kicked.