The Bluebirds look set to face a relegation battle unless something drastic changes in the coming weeks, and the January transfer window will be an important month as Riza looks to bolster his squad to move them up the table.
However, while strengthening will be a priority for Cardiff’s hierarchy next month, they also need to ensure that they keep their best players.
With that in mind, here are the three players the Bluebirds hierarchy and Riza should fear multi-million bids coming in for next month.
Irishman Callum O’Dowda might be something of a surprise inclusion, but he’s performed admirably in a poor Cardiff side this season, and his wealth of Championship experience may make him an attractive signing for fellow clubs in the division.
The versatile 29-year-old can play both left-back and in midfield, and he’s recovered from an injury-hit 2023/24 campaign to become one of the first names on the teamsheet this season.
Alex Robertson may have only joined in the summer from Manchester City, but his performances could well mean he attracts interest in January.
Despite some of Cardiff’s woeful results this season, Robertson has performed admirably, and he looks like a Premier League player in the making.
The 21-year-old Australian international joined the Bluebirds from Manchester City for an initial fee of just less than £1million, although that could potentially treble, as per Wales Online.
City also hold a 25% sell-on clause, which perhaps suggests that they expect the Australian to seal a move in the near future, and if Cardiff were relegated at the end of this season, you’d have thought he’d be one of the first players out of the exit doors.
While he may have only joined in the summer, stranger things have happened than Robertson departing in January, and Riza will be keen to keep him at all costs.
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