Barry-murphy Named New Cardiff Boss

Cardiff City person named Brian Barry-Murphy arsenic their caller caput coach .

The 46-year-old leaves his coaching domiciled astatine Leicester City to return complaint astatine nan Bluebirds pursuing their relegation to League One.

Talks betwixt nan clubs concluded connected Monday day pinch nan erstwhile Manchester City younker coach signing a three-year woody until nan summertime of 2028.

Current Manchester City academy coach Lee Riley has been named arsenic Barry-Murphy's assistant, having antecedently worked together astatine Rochdale.

Owner Vincent Tan - who had nan last opportunity connected nan assignment - said Barry-Murphy was "the correct man" to return nan nine forward.

It ends Cardiff's prolonged hunt for a caller head having sacked Omer Riza conscionable weeks earlier their relegation from nan Championship was confirmed past month.

Charlton Athletic's Nathan Jones and Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey, who had taken impermanent complaint aft Riza's departure, had been targeted by Cardiff during nan process.

But Barry-Murphy emerged arsenic nan frontrunner for nan domiciled aft precocious talks past week and will now beryllium fixed nan task of preparing nan squad for nan club's first play backmost successful nan 3rd tier since 2003.

He leaves his domiciled astatine nan King Power Stadium having been appointed to Ruud van Nistelrooy's backroom successful December, Cardiff paying compensation for his services.

Prior his clip astatine Leicester, Barry-Murphy had been under-23s leader astatine nan Etihad for 3 years, helping nan improvement of nan likes of Cole Palmer.

His activity pinch young players was of entreaty to nan Cardiff level who are keen to utilise respective promising academy graduates arsenic they look to return to nan Championship.

A erstwhile midfielder pinch Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday, it will beryllium Barry-Murphy's first frontline head domiciled since a two-year spell astatine Rochdale wherever he besides won praise for nan side's style of play and usage of section talent.

In a statement, Tan said: "Throughout nan question and reply process, Brian showed a immense passion for our nine because he believes successful what we're trying to do.

"He knows this level having played and managed astatine this modular before, wherever he was noted for his style of play.

"Since then, he has only gone from strength-to-strength arsenic a leader.

"He's sewage a proven way grounds successful younker improvement having coached immoderate of nan brightest young prospects successful nan UK, galore of whom are now playing astatine nan very apical of nan game.

"He brings enthusiasm, vibrancy and an breathtaking outlook connected what today's shot is, while looking to play an attacking style that our fans are judge to enjoy.

"It's a operation of each of Brian's awesome talents that make him nan correct man to return america guardant into this adjacent chapter."