Cardiff City headlines as transfer admission made over Norwich City and Middlesbrough men and starlet given challenge

Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Friday, February 11.

Gary Rowett has revealed Cardiff City beat Millwall to the punch when signing Jordan Hugill and Uche Ikpeazu in January.

The Bluebirds signed Hugill on loan from Norwich City before sealing the deal for Middlesbrough's Ikpeazu on deadline day and it's fair to say, they've started like a house on fire.

They have notched a combined four goals from five appearances in City shirts and it's easy to see why both were sought after in the January window.

As it turns out, this weekend's opponents, Millwall, were potential suitors for both players in the last window. But it was Cardiff who got both deals over the line.

“They were two players we were interested in,” Rowett said of Hugill and Ikpeazu to the South London Press. “I won’t say in what order we try and do things but Cardiff signed them, for different reasons.

“We couldn’t quite get the deal done, particularly on Hugill. They are both good players, both very physical and they’ve had an impact there.

“That’s the way it sometimes works. We had some good targets in the last window and whether you get them done or don’t get them done, there are varying reasons for that.

“They are a team whose form has definitely improved. Steve is a young manager and he’s had an impact, certainly in the last period of games.

“They will come full of confidence. I know Steve is quite a popular figure around the club and rightly so, when a player comes back and they have that history then he should be given respect for that.

“We look forward to playing them. Our home form has been excellent. We’re certainly not fearful of playing anyone at home, regardless of how good their current form is.”

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