“Causes havoc” – Cardiff face decision over future Middlesbrough deal: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Uche Ikpeazu scored his third goal in six games for Cardiff City last night as he helped them beat Derby County 1-0 in the Welsh capital. 

The 27-year-old joined on loan from Middlesbrough in January and has been really effective as a game-changing substitute for Steve Morison – with all six of his appearances so far coming off the bench.

So after his impressive start to life with the Bluebirds, should the Welsh club push for a permanent deal in the summer?

We quizzed our FLW writers for their thoughts…

Marcus Ally 

It does seem like Middlesbrough will be wanting to move Ikpeazu on, and even though Morison has been reluctant to start the 27-year-old he would be a positive addition looking at the club’s depth chart.

The Bluebirds only have 12 senior players at the club with contracts beyond the end of this season, meaning that a major rebuild could be on the cards, even though the club have not spent a lot of money in recent transfer windows.

Ikpeazu has proven himself as a handful in the second tier since signing for Wycombe Wanderers and, truth to be told, if it was not Andraz Sporar’s arrival at Boro this season, he could still be a crucial player at the top of the pitch hypothetically speaking.

It would be smart business that should not command excessive financial outlay, Cardiff should pursue Ikpeazu on a permanent basis this summer.

Charlie Gregory

I think that Cardiff trying to sign Uche Ikpeazu would be a shrewd piece of business and is something they should put high up on their list of priorities.

Sinc