Captain Ralls Leaves Cardiff City

Cardiff City skipper Joe Ralls is leaving nan club, bringing an extremity to 15 years astatine nan Bluebirds.

Ralls, nan Bluebirds' longest-serving player, had initially been successful discussions complete perchance extending his enactment astatine Cardiff City Stadium.

But, aft talks pinch caller head Brian Barry-Murphy, nan 31-year-old midfielder will move connected erstwhile his statement expires astatine nan extremity of this month.

Midfielder aliases right-back Andy Rinomhota is besides group to depart pinch his three-year woody besides not being renewed.

A determination connected their futures had been put connected clasp arsenic nan nine awaited to name a successor to Omer Riza aft demotion to League One, pinch Barry-Murphy being confirmed arsenic caller caput coach past week.

Ralls thanked proprietor Vincent Tan and nan Cardiff committee connected societal media, and Barry-Murphy for "being wholly honorable pinch me".

"It's incredibly difficult to find nan words aft 15 years here... but nan clip has travel for maine to move connected and for nan nine to spell successful a caller direction," Ralls said.

Ralls made 409 Cardiff appearances having joined nan club's academy from Farnborough successful 2010.

He featured successful nan club's first promotion to nan Premier League successful 2013 and was a cardinal fig nether Neil Warnock erstwhile Cardiff returned to nan apical formation successful 2018.

Named nine skipper successful 2022, he is among nan Bluebirds' apical 10 quality makers.

Paying tribute to his effect astatine nan southbound Wales club, Cardiff owned Vincent Tan said: "Players for illustration Joe Ralls don't travel astir very often successful nan modern game. Joe has displayed unthinkable loyalty and emotion passim his 15 years here.

"Whether it has been successful nan midfield, aliases showing activity down nan scenes, and ever joining successful pinch our community, he has been a figurehead and a man successful everything he does. He has nan respect of everyone astatine Cardiff City Football Club."