Millwall to beat Blackburn Rovers in transfer race for Cardiff City outcast
Cardiff City’s Ryan Wintle is poised to sign for Millwall on a season-long loan deal ahead of both Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City, who had both expressed an initial interest in acquiring the midfield outcast.
The latest development in Wintle’s immediate future comes via a Wednesday morning report from Richard Cawley of the South London Press, where it has been revealed that the 27-year-old is set to head to Millwall today to undertake medical proceedings and pen a season-long loan with Neil Harris’ side.
Wintle has been set to leave the Cardiff City Stadium this summer after being exiled by Erol Bulut, who has been eager to move the player on elsewhere despite his status as a first-team regular over the last three seasons.
The midfielder signed for Cardiff in the summer of 2021 from Crewe Alexandra and has gone on to become a frequent fixture in the Welsh capital after returning following an immediate loan spell at Blackpool, making more than 40 appearances in each of the last two Championship campaigns but none thus far.
However, Cardiff have signed Alex Robertson from Manchester City to bolster their midfield and Wintle is now set to represent Millwall’s latest transfer capture after the arrivals of Macaulay Langstaff, Japhet Tanganga, Lukas Jensen, Liam Roberts and most recently both Femi Azeez and Daniel Kelly.
Millwall set to sign Cardiff City’s Ryan Wintle
Cawley’s recent report confirms the breakthrough in negotiations between the two parties, as Millwall’s interest in Wintle was first called by WalesOnline’s Bluebirds correspondent Glen Williams last week. The report from Williams indicated potential competition from undisclosed Championship rivals, although both Blackburn and Stoke City had been linked with the Cardiff outcast.
Blackburn and Stoke are yet to bring in midfield arrivals this summer but have seemingly set their sights elsewhere, with Wintle now closing in on a switch to The Den after being urged by Bluebirds boss Bulut to accept the offers on the table.
It is not clear whether said offers were forthcoming from the sides of John Eustace and Steven Schumacher as a follow-up on their initial admiration of Wintle, but it appears as though one likely came from Millwall.
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