Cardiff City headlines as Bristol City star reveals disappointment over failed Bluebirds move and Barnsley horror tackle 'a disgrace'

These are your Cardiff City headlines on Thursday, February 3.

Bristol City striker Nahki Wells has revealed he was "disappointed" that a deadline-day move to Cardiff City fell through.

The Bluebirds were in for a forward to replace Kieffer Moore and enquired about both Wells at Ashton Gate and Sam Surridge at Stoke City.

They ended up signing Uche Ikpeazu, who scored on debut against Barnsley on Wednesday night, but things could have been very different if the Robins had allowed Wells to leave. Instead, the West Country club were demanding a permanent transfer, something Cardiff would not entertain.

“At first, I wasn’t too keen on trying to leave [the club]. I was focused on playing hard going into the [transfer] window," Wells told Bernews.

“However, circumstances didn’t allow me to come on in games, so, naturally, it was disappointing. There were a lot of injuries and first-half substitutions, which impacted my minutes.

“It did push me to a place where I thought, ‘If I can go out [on loan] and play, I’ll do it. It didn’t transpire. The club had other thoughts, and I accepted that.

“We’re footballers at heart, and we’re at our happiest when we’re playing and doing well. I entertained it, and the club knew my wishes respectfully, but nothing came of it because of their approach to not wanting to lose me and because they would need to replace me. I’ll just get my head down and keep working hard.”

The next day, Wells turned out for Bristol City's under-23s against Cardiff in the dramatic 3-3 draw, a game in which he scored two goals for the Robins.

And the 31-year-old sees the irony, claiming that 24 hours before he could quite easily have been a Cardiff player.

“I’m a professional, and I conduct myself properly,” he