Cardiff City lawyers look to settle transfer dispute
Wednesday 6 December 2017 08:59, UK
Lawyers are preparing to negotiate in the hope of settling a High Court dispute over player transfers involving Cardiff City.
Bosses at the Championship club have suggested that they paid too much for three players four years ago and have made allegations of misrepresentation.
A judge has heard, at a High Court hearing in London, that the dispute centred on the transfers of midfielder Gary Medel, defender John Brayford and goalkeeper Simon Moore in 2013.
All sides involved aim to mediate and discussions are due to take place early in 2018, the judge has been told.
Cardiff bosses initially targeted a number of people including former manager Malky Mackay, former head of recruitment Iain Moody, former scout Thomas Johnson, and agents Carly Barnes and Michael Carney, though all five denied allegations of wrongdoing.
Mackay and Mr Moody have since been removed from a written list of defendants.
A lawyer representing Mr Carney says proceedings have also been discontinued against his client.
Judge David Waksman oversaw the latest hearing in the case.
