Cardiff City have set their eyes on Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne as they look to strengthen their back line in January. Neil Warnock has targeted a number of players for the January window and is hopeful of making Clyne one of them.
He told journalists, gathered at the pre-match press conference ahead of their trip to Watford:
“I know Nathaniel. I gave him his debut and I know his mother. But the thing about that is they’ve had a lot of injuries and they’ve got to look after themselves.It’s very difficult to get clubs to commit.
“He’d be one on our list, yes, we’re looking at that position.”
He also gave a bit more detail to the club’s plans for the transfer window and is keen to bring in a dew players to bring strength and depth to his small squad.
“We’ve spoken about a number of players and even the ones we’re talking about signing, it doesn’t mean they’re going to be better than what we’ve got.
“No matter what you pay, it doesn’t guarantee they’re going to do it in the Premier League. We probably have to prune the squad a little bit and give ourselves one or two options.
“When we’re looking at a player, we’re not looking at players the top half of the Premier League can afford. You have to weigh up the cost of the player, look at the situation if we got relegated, the financial implications of the club – and who’s available. You don’t want your good players to go in January.
“We’re looking at three positions if we can, but I’m probably only confident in one position of the three. It looks like if our number one or two options don’t come off, it’ll be the end of January.”