Steve Morison reveals his Cardiff City transfer plan as Vincent Tan aligns with future vision

Steve Morison believes the performances of Cardiff City's five loan players will strengthen the club's position in the summer window as he hinted at what the Bluebirds' transfer strategy would be if he was in charge.

It is no coincidence that the Bluebirds' performances, and results, have improved since the end of the January transfer window.

Cardiff brought in Premier League reinforcements in Jordan Hugill from Norwich City, Tommy Doyle from Manchester City and Cody Drameh from Leeds United, while Uche Ikpeazu and Alfie Doughty joined from Championship rivals Middlesbrough and Stoke City respectively.

They have all injected a bit of extra quality the squad sorely needed and it makes one think what a difference it would have made if they had those sorts of players from the beginning of the season.

Morison did excellently in the transfer window and bought players to fit a changing system and all of them have responded.

And the manager, who at present still does not know where his future lies beyond June, said if he was to be given the reins next season then utilising the loan avenue in full, from a position of strength, would be at the forefront of his summer strategy.

"All the conversations we’ve had with the clubs (loaning out the players) since have been really positive," Morison said.

"We will have gained trust from a lot of them. All the clubs have sent down individual representatives to see how we work behind the scenes.

"They have got a complete overview of it. Plus the performances from those players have been excellent as well. I have no doubt in my mind, if the season stopped tomorrow, they’ll be going back better players.

"Would we be able to get any of those players back next year? Probably not, but we might