[Link] Jonny Hayes

I think derek will take Sunderland job and Hayes be his first signing.

 

* it....we're minted!

 

Cardiff resigned to defeat.

 

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has given up on signing Aberdeen's Republic of Ireland winger Jonny Hayes.

The Bluebirds had two bids turned down in January for the 29-year-old and are believed to have made a recent offer of £1.2m.

Hayes, who has a contract at Aberdeen until the summer of 2019, is also a target for Scottish champions Celtic.

"You can only wait for so long and you've got to move on," Warnock told BBC Wales Sport.

"Aberdeen want two players from Celtic and they've been messing us around for quite a few weeks now.

"And it wouldn't surprise me if their manager Derek McInnes goes to Sunderland either - there might be other motives behind everything stalling

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We've moved on and gone on to another one or two targets that haven't been mentioned yet."

Hayes has made 206 Aberdeen appearances in all competitions, scoring 29 goals, since arriving from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2012.

The former Leicester City player previously worked with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers at Reading.

Although conceding defeat on Hayes, Warnock said he was "optimistic" on adding "one or two" players to Cardiff's squad within the week, one of which he revealed was a striker.

"We are down the line with two or three and the quicker the better I can get them signed up," Warnock added.

"We've got a goalkeeper on the wish list, a striker and possibly another midfielder now that Peter's leaving.

"I'm quite happy at the back so now it's just a matter of getting some more goals signed up to complement the squad.

"It's hard work at the minute. Every club is after strikers and everybody knows certain targets that I've had and they're still on the table these targets.

"But it would be nice to try and get one over the line."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40268539

Christie and Ciftci?

 

Sick at the thought of spending 1.3 mil plus 2 players for this guy.

 

Shhhhhhh!

Don't put them off!




A mean * giving them ciftci, he's one of our best!

 

If Aberdeen are getting £1.3 million and Ryan Christie (who is a good player) for John Hayes then they are getting a very good deal from us.

 

McGinn and Hayes going. They'll want 2 winger's to replace them..

 

Surely has to be Christie and GMS. No one in their right mind would touch Ciftci. We'll end up having to release him to get rid I think.

 

HAYES DEAL AGREED

Celtic and Aberdeen have agreed a deal for the Scottish champions to sign Jonny Hayes, Sky sources understand, and will see Ryan Christie return to Aberdeen on a season-long loan

 

Done deal. Will be a top signing but a stepdown from Roberts who could have taken us to the next level.

 

If its £1M or under, solid deal all around for both sides. He'll do well here, and I think he will surprise in Europe if given the chance.

 

I'm not expecting him to be Roberts' replacement, but he'll take the pressure off Sinclair a bit and also push him to perform. Versatile as well, so I think it's a solid pick up.

 

Mate calm down, still leg work in roberts i would expect HH

 

He isn't a replacement for roberts. Very likely a replacement for mackay steven who's hopefully getting punted.

 

I think Ciftci would be a great signing for anyone in the SPL , he just is not close to being Celtic class.

 

Rodgers has already said he wants to trim the squad and work with a small one . We won't replace every man that leaves ad the squad was too big.GMS doesn't need replacing he was dead weight that got no game time. Forrest and Hayes is two players for one position, there won't be a third.

 

For the record I think Hayes will be one of our better players and I rate him highly in his own right . Roberts was the dream though.