Brian Barry-Murphy believes Omari Kellyman can play all acr

Brian Barry-Murphy believes Omari Kellyman can play all across the forward line - including striker - after joining Cardiff City on loan, but urged patience after the Chelsea player's "complex" recent injury.


"I think one of the most important parts of bringing him to the club is that I've seen him play in all five of the front positions," Barry-Murphy said of his most recent signing.


"He can play equally as effectively as a No.10, winger, I've seen him play as a striker at Aston Villa a few times, on the right he is effective.


"I see him being effective in all five of the front positions, really, and that's why he is so important to our squad."

Kellyman suffered two pretty serious hamstring injuries last season, the most recent of which saw him undergo surgery back in March.

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"We just have to be mindful of where he is coming from," the head coach added. "He has been training with Chelsea, but with a group of players who were identified as going out on loan. So that would have been in smaller groups.

"He hasn't really trained with a team for a period and his last competitive game was a long time ago, so while he is a player of the highest potential, we have to be patient in terms of how hard to push him, to give him a chance to acclimatise.


Barry-Murphy joked that he had "sought permission" from Chelsea boss - and his former Manchester City colleague - Enzo Maresca over the signing of the talented England youth international and said the Italian was "very supportive" of the move.

The teenager is in line to make his debut this weekend against Stockport County and so, too, is Gabriel Osho, the centre-back who was captured on a permanent deal before the international break.

"They will both be available and have both settled in really well," he said. "There are slight differences, Gabriel has been playing in France with Auxerre at the start of their season, so has had some game action.

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"Omari has had no game action for a prolonged period, so they are both getting used to our way of working and building themselves up.

"Omari, it's been a long time since he played competitively and he has had a pretty complex injury. We have to be patient in terms of how hard we push and how early. We want him to be successful over the course of the season, not just the early days."

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Sounds like he's available to play but initially from the bench.

The fact he can play in so many different positions will help us.