Cardiff City transfer headlines as Spanish report claims Bluebirds option 'getting stronger' for Gareth Bale and Morison quizzed on ex-Newcastle United man

Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Thursday, April 14.

A fresh Spanish report in reputed outlet Diario Sport claims the option of Gareth Bale moving to Cardiff City this summer is "getting stronger".

The Bluebirds have now moved alongside Tottenham as joint-favourites to land the Wales star's signature following the expiration of his contract at Real Madrid in June.

Wales boss Rob Page has confirmed that Bale will indeed carry on playing domestic football if Wales win their World Cup play-off final match against either Scotland or Ukraine, which is due to be played at some point in June, however he is unsure whether he would want to "come home" to play or go elsewhere. You can read more about that here.

Bale is clearly a Cardiff supporter. He hails from Whitchurch, his uncle, Chris Pike, is a hero to Bluebirds of a certain generation, he admitted his support to Joe Rodon in a Spurs Q&A last year and he urged Steve Morison's side to beat Swansea City in the most recent South Wales derby.

Whether a move could be sanctioned, however, is heavily dependent on finances. He would have to take a massive wage cut to sign for the Bluebirds and it all seems a little far-fetched still at this stage. However, Diario Sport claim Cardiff is becoming an increasingly viable option as the weeks tick by.

"There are several teams," they write. "Those who do it with more force are Cardiff City - his childhood team- Tottenham - where he stood out and, in addition, he was on loan the next year - or even AC Milan, Newcastle, Rangers or any MLS team.

"The one that gains the most strength is Cardiff, a return to the origins to close the circle before the World Cup and hang up the boots. Hanging up the boots prematurely is still an