Cardiff Hold Advanced Manager Talks With Barry-murphy

Cardiff City person held precocious talks pinch erstwhile Manchester City academy coach Brian Barry-Murphy arsenic they adjacent successful connected naming a caller manager.

The 46-year-old Leicester City adjunct is now nan starring contender for nan vacancy astatine nan League One club.

Former Oxford United leader Des Buckingham has besides been successful nan framework pinch admirers among nan Bluebirds' hierarchy.

The improvement follows setbacks successful attempts to onshore Charlton Athletic's Nathan Jones, while Aaron Ramsey has besides appeared to norm himself retired of contention.

Wales skipper Ramsey had taken impermanent complaint arsenic Cardiff were relegated from nan Championship past month, Omer Riza having been sacked pinch 3 games of nan play remaining.

But while it is not clear if a last determination has been made, Barry-Murphy is now nan frontrunner to onshore a first elder manager's position since leaving Rochdale successful 2021.

He would go nan Bluebirds' ninth head successful 4 years arsenic they hole to play successful nan 3rd tier for nan first clip since 2003.

The Irishman has been connected Cardiff's radar for immoderate clip having been nether information to switch Mick McCarthy successful 2021.

Barry-Murphy is simply a erstwhile midfielder pinch Cork City, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Rochdale, becoming player-coach astatine nan second successful 2014 astatine nan property of 35.

He succeeded Keith Hill arsenic head successful 2019, winning praise for nan side's style of play and activity pinch homegrown talent contempt nan team's relegation to League Two successful 2021.

Barry-Murphy resigned from nan occupation to return to return up nan domiciled astatine Manchester City's academy, succeeding early Chelsea leader Enzo Maresca and winning 2 younker titles, coaching nan likes of Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb and Romeo Lavia while moving nether Pep Guardiola.

After quitting nan Etihad 3 years later, Barry-Murphy went connected to beryllium named arsenic portion of Ruud van Nistelrooy's backroom unit astatine Leicester successful December 2024.

But Barry-Murphy had been keen for a frontline domiciled of his ain and could now beryllium handed nan situation of returning Cardiff to nan Championship.

Buckingham, who guided Oxford to League One promotion successful May 2024, has besides held talks pinch Cardiff.

The 40-year-old is presently without a nine having near nan Kassam Stadium successful December pursuing a mediocre tally of results.

Buckingham, who antecedently coached successful New Zealand and managed City Football Group clubs Melbourne City and Mumbai City, had antecedently been nether information by nan Football Association of Wales (FAW) earlier nan assignment of Craig Bellamy arsenic nationalist boss.

Both Barry-Murphy and Buckingham were connected a shortlist of astir six names compiled by a specially formed sub-committee, pinch proprietor Vincent Tan having a last opportunity connected nan appointment.

Charlton's Jones, a erstwhile Cardiff younker subordinate and a boyhood protagonist of nan club, had been a starring contender.

But Cardiff were near disappointment successful their hopes of landing nan Welshman aft he led nan Addicks to League One promotion via nan play-offs, signing a caller five-year woody aft first approaches were rebuffed.

Ramsey – whose playing statement astatine Cardiff expires astatine nan extremity of nan period – had been seemingly adjacent to nan occupation astatine 1 stage, but now looks group to proceed his profession connected nan pitch.

Former Bolton Wanderers head Ian Evatt is besides thought to person been interviewed for nan role.