Cardiff City transfer news as fresh links with West Ham starlet emerge and Stoke City poised to unveil ex-Bluebirds star

Here's your round-up of all the latest Cardiff City news for Tuesday, June 14.

Cardiff City could rekindle their interest in West Ham United starlet Aji Alese this summer, according to reports.

As first revealed by WalesOnline, Cardiff were previously very keen on the 21-year-old, before club insiders ruled out a move due to the Hammers' apparent insistence on a permanent move rather than a loan.

Gareth Bale directly addresses Cardiff City link and is unconcerned about playing at lower level

However, according to Football League World, their stance may now have softened, and the youngster might yet be available for a loan spell ahead of the new season.

The report states that Cardiff, MK Dons and Middlesbrough are all monitoring the situation, adding that West Ham have not yet made a concrete decision on the youngster's future. For the latest transfer news, sign up to our Cardiff City newsletter here.

Simon Jordan has labelled Gareth Bale a 'busted flush', and says he's unconvinced the Wales superstar is still capable of having a positive impact in the Premier League.

Bale is a free agent after leaving Real Madrid earlier this summer, with hometown club Cardiff City believed to be a potential option.

However, there is still a chance the 32-year-old could yet return to the Premier League, although Jordan, who used to own Premier League side Crystal Palace, clearly isn't convinced the Wales captain can still have an impact in the top flight

"His season at Tottenham [on loan] was poor," he told the talkSport YouTube channel "You can make the case that he scored some goals and actually his goals per game ratio was moderately high.

"But if you look at the games he scored goals in, they weren't against that compelling