Cardiff City transfer headlines as Portsmouth boss expects to lose Bluebirds target and Morison closing in on two overseas signings

Here's your round-up on the latest Cardiff City headlines for Friday, April 29.

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley says he expects reported Cardiff City target Mahlon Romeo to stay in the Championship next season.

The right-back has proved a big hit on the south coast since arriving on loan from Millwall, and has made 41 appearances for the club so far this season. His form has also attracted admirers elsewhere, with Cardiff recently mentioned as a possible destination this summer.

Cardiff City to meet Arsenal, Southampton, West Ham and others in the next week as loan targets identified

Portsmouth would clearly like to keep him on board too, but Cowley appears pessimistic about his side's chances, adding that the 26-year-old is destined to return to the second tier next season. “I don’t think it would be possible for us to keep Mahlon from a financial perspective," he told The News. " I would anticipate he’d stay in the Championship.”

Romeo's future at Millwall remains unclear. Indeed, his loan to Fratton Park partially arose on the back of dissatisfaction over the level of support from the Lions hierarchy after after he spoke out about what he perceived as a section of their fans 'spreading hatred' for booing players taking the knee at the end of 2020.

Steve Morison appears to be hopeful of making a transfer breakthrough, after confirming that he's held Zoom calls with two players, both of whom are currently playing overseas.

The Cardiff boss has already confirmed that his side are in a good position to attract some of the Premier League's brightest young talents. But there is clearly some scope for Cardiff casting their net further afield, with Morison revealing that he has personally spoken to two players currently