Cardiff City transfer headlines as boss hails 'excellent' star and makes admission over Stoke City loanee

Here's your round-up of all the latest Cardiff City headlines for Monday, April 11.

Cardiff City boss Steve Morison has hailed the impact of Curtis Nelson during Saturday's 2-1 win over Reading.

Nelson made his first league start since January against the Royals, and even took the armband after Joe Ralls was replaced. You can read more about that here.

With the futures of Aden Flint and Sean Morrison still up in the air due to their respective contract situations, there is every chance Nelson could be more heavily involved next season, although his efforts during the current campaign have admittedly been hampered by a calf problem. Morison was certainly pleased with what he saw from the centre-back in Berkshire, and explained his reasoning for giving the former Oxford United starlet a run out.

Steve Morison may have already given us a hint on which out-of-contract stars will stay at Cardiff City

"Having Nels back was great because it gave us the ability to have someone who's really good in one v one situations," Morison explained after the win. "That's why he came back in the team.

"He was excellent. He's excellent all the time and it's been a tough one for him. He had a little knock that he didn't think too much of and then it escalated into being something a little bit more that we had to manage properly. I'm really pleased and proud."

Cardiff City boss Steve Morison admits he nearly hooked Alfie Doughty just moments before the loanee's goal in the win over Reading on Saturday. The winger produced a fine finish to restore parity for his side just before the hour, a strike that set Cardiff up for a fine comeback win. However, Morison has since admitted that the winger was only moments away from being replaced before