Craig Noone is set to move away from the Cardiff City Stadium this summer with manager Neil Warnock open to offers for the winger.
Noone, who has managed 170 appearances since signing from Brighton in 2012, was initially told in June that he could leave the Bluebirds.
The winger struggled to fully nail down a place last season and doesn’t appear to be part of Warnock’s plans for the 2017/18 campaign.
Warnock today told BBC Sport Wales: “I think we’re in a rush with that really, I think people like Craig Noone at the end of August is when others might have a look.
“Agents are talking to people etc but nothing has come up which has whetted our appetite.
“I think he needs a move and I think he’ll do well for the team he goes to, but I’m not in a rush. He doesn’t cause me any problems, he’s a good lad.”
“He doesn’t cause me any problems, he’s a good lad”, added Warnock, who has also previously touted moves for Declan John and Anthony Pilkington away from the Bluebirds.
While the departure of Noone is unlikely to elicit the kind of emotional response from City fans as when Peter Whittingham left the club, he still represents the ‘old guard’ of the Bluebirds.
Noone played a key role under former manager Malky Mackay and was instrumental in the 2012/13 Championship season, which saw City promoted to the Premier League. He notched 7 goals in 32 games during that fabled campaign.
A recent emergence of players providing competition to Noone, including Kadeem Harris and Matty Kennedy, combined with a relative drop in form since his early days for the club, appears to have pushed him out of the club.
While no concrete offers for Noone have materialised at this stage, The Plymouth Herald has previously speculated that he may return to Plymouth Argyle, his former employers. However, this rumour has apparently been recently quashed by Warnock.
It is probable that wages could present a problem to prospective buyers, which may raise the possibility of a loan deal prior to a permanent departure. This method has been applied by Cardiff recently in their sales of midfielders Tom Adeyemi and Emyr Huws.
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