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Yahoo
a day ago
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Cardiff City's Roko Simic joins Karlsruher SC on loan
Cardiff City striker Roko Simic is on the move once again. The 21-year-old former Croatian youth international – once valued at €10m – will feature for Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga next season. The Fächerstadt will serve as the seventh professional club Simic has represented in his young career. Germany counts as the sixth country in which he's played. Simic began his career with Lokomotiva Zagreb in his native country before moving to RB Salzburg in July 2021. The German Red Bulls loaned him out twice, once to Austrian second division outfit FC Liefering and another time to FC Zürich in Switzerland. Cardiff purchased Simic from Salzburg for €2m in August 2024, immediately loaning him out to Belgian outfit KV Kortrijk. Advertisement A premature termination of the loan did enable Simic to make two Premier League Cup appearances for the Cardiff reserves in the current 2025 calendar year, but the Welsh side had no real use for him despite their relegation from the EFL Championship to League One. In the past, German clubs Hamburger SV and VfL Bochum have been linked with a move for him. reports that the KSC have secured a purchase option as part of the deal. GGFN | Peter Weis
Wales Online
a day ago
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Cardiff City star leaves Bluebirds on loan as new club laud 'unthinkable' transfer
Cardiff City star leaves Bluebirds on loan as new club laud 'unthinkable' transfer Cardiff City striker Roko Simic has left the club on loan to join German side Karlsruher SC Cardiff City striker Roko Simic has joined Karlsruher SC on loan (Image: Karlsruher SC ) Cardiff City have confirmed the loan exit of Roko Simic, with the Croatian striker joining Karlsruher SC for the 2025/26 season. Simic's exit comes hot on the heels of Michael Reindorf, who has linked up with Newport County for the upcoming campaign. It looks set to be a busy summer at Cardiff City Stadium, with new boss Brian Barry-Murphy looking to put his own stamp on matters. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community. In a short statement, the Bluebirds said: "Forward Roko Šimić has joined Karlsruher SC on loan for the 2025/26 season. "We'd like to wish Roko all the very best for the upcoming campaign." Karlsruher SC are a German second division club with big ambitions, it would seem, with the club lauding the move as "unthinkable" just a short time ago. Article continues below "I'm really looking forward to the challenge at KSC and the 2nd Bundesliga," Simic told the club's website. "Mario Eggimann gave me a clear picture of my role and the path ahead during our discussions. "This, along with the prospect of playing time at a high level, quickly convinced me. "I want to help the team with goals and my energy, and I can hardly wait to play at the BBBank Wildpark." Mario Eggimann, sporting director, added: "I sensed from the start that Roko was passionate about his new challenge at KSC. We met at the end of last season at the BBBank Wildpark and immediately had a very good conversation. "Since we've been observing Roko for some time, we naturally knew his quality. Roko is a modern centre-forward with a strong physique, good technique and a strong goal-scoring instinct. Overall, the signing was the result of excellent work and collaboration, including from the coaching staff and squad planning." Article continues below Michael Becker, spokesman for the management, concluded: "Roko's transfer impressively demonstrates the spheres in which KSC can now operate as a result of its new strategy. "A short time ago, such a signing would have been unthinkable for us. We are all the more pleased to have convinced a player of Roko's quality to join KSC." Simic's departure leaves Cardiff with two senior strikers in the forms of Yousef Salech and Callum Robinson, while Kion Etete and Isaak Davies are also options.
BBC News
a day ago
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Forward Simic joins German side Karlsruher on loan
Cardiff City have allowed forward Roko Simic to join Bundesliga 2 team Karlsruher SC on loan for the 2025-26 21-year-old Italian signed for the Bluebirds in August 2024 and has yet to make his competitive debut for Cardiff, spending part of last season on loan at Kortrijk in Belgium.
Wales Online
4 days ago
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Tonight's Cardiff City transfer news as striker in talks over exit and fierce rivalry reignited
Tonight's Cardiff City transfer news as striker in talks over exit and fierce rivalry reignited The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium Roko Simic of Cardiff City (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency ) Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Wednesday, June 25. Simic in talks over exit Roko Simic has not reported for pre-season duties at The Vale this week as he pursues a move away from the Welsh capital this summer. The striker was signed last summer but is yet to feature for Cardiff, despite being named on the bench four times during Omer Riza's tenure as manager. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community A frustrating spell at KV Kortrijk, which saw injury, manager change and a lack of selection all contribute to a rotten three months, preceded him arriving back in Cardiff in January in hope of a fresh start. However, as Cardiff slipped towards relegation, neither Riza nor Aaron Ramsey called upon the former Croatia under-21 international, who was forced to play for the Bluebirds' under-21s. Simic is in Zagreb and it is understood he is likely to seal a move away. A move, at this stage, is thought to be most likely a loan. NK Osijek are just one of the clubs thought to be interested in signing the 21-year-old. Article continues below Bluebirds drawn against County in Vertu Trophy Cardiff City will go head-to-head with local rivals Newport County in the group stages of the 2025/26 Vertu Trophy, with both clubs having been placed in Southern Group A alongside Exeter City. The Bluebirds will renew their rivalry with Newport in a fixture sure to catch the eye of supporters across south Wales. The fourth team in the group will be one of 16 invited under-21 sides from Premier League clubs, with the full Group Stage draw to be made live on Sky Sports tomorrow at 2.30pm. The Premier League academy sides entering the competition include youth teams from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool. One of those Category One academies will join Cardiff, Newport and Exeter in the final line-up for Group A. The Vertu Trophy, formerly known as the EFL Trophy, features 64 teams divided into 16 regional groups — eight in the North and eight in the South. All clubs enter at Round One, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the knockout stages. Short of a South Wales derby against Swansea this season, following relegation from the Championship, the Bluebirds' clash with Newport is likely to represent a fiercely-contested fixture, and with group-stage progression on the line, it promises to add an extra edge to this season's competition for Brian Barry-Murphy's side. It'll be the first competitive match between the two sides since the FAW Premier Cup clash in 2008. That game ended in a penalty shoot-out win for County at Ninian Park. The last league meeting between the two sides was a 4-0 win for the Bluebirds in Division Four back in April 1988. Malaysian champions added to pre-season schedule Cardiff City have confirmed the addition of a final fixture to their 2025 pre-season schedule, with Brian Barry-Murphy's side set to face Malaysian treble winners Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in Spain next month. The Bluebirds will kick off their summer preparations against the reigning Malaysian Super League, Malaysia Cup, and FA Cup champions at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia on Wednesday, July 9, with kick-off scheduled for 7pm local time (CET). The fixture marks the first time Cardiff will face a club from the Malaysian Super League. JDT, owned by the Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris, are managed by former Watford and Sheffield Wednesday boss Xisco Muñoz, and will compete in the newly-revamped AFC Champions League Elite this season. Cardiff City has previously worked with Malaysian clubs at youth level, hosting young players from Kedah Darul Aman FC as part of owner Vincent Tan's desire to football development in Malaysia. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here. Cardiff City 2025 pre-season fixtures in full: Article continues below
