Welsh Player News 16th May

Craig Bellamy could move to home-town club Cardiff City on loan. Cardiff will play £30,000 of his wages with Manchester City paying the rest. Craig would apparently be interested in returning to Celtic but John Hartson thinks they wouldn’t be able to afford him.

Ashley Williams is unsure whether he will remain at Swansea City after the club missed out on the play-offs. A number of Premier League clubs are said to have shown an interest. But he says it’s not really up to him, he’ll just wait and see what happens.

Goalkeeper Rhys Evans has left Bristol Rovers after one year at the club which was mostly spent on the bench but it turns out he’s English although he surely must be eligible for Wales with a name like that.

David Pipe has also been released from Bristol Rovers. Bristol Rovers says the decision to release David is nothing to do with his court case. And this could be true, maybe David is being released because he only played for Rovers seven times last season.

Rob Edwards has yet to determine his playing future at Exeter City but will remain with the club as a coach. Manager Paul Tisdale expects him to play next season.

Ryan Doble has been offered a new contract by Southampton. Ryan is currently recovering from a hip operation which explains why he hasn’t been on Southampton’s bench for a while.

Lloyd James and Kayne McLaggon are two of thirteen players who have left Southampton. Kayne spent last season on loan but Lloyd is a big surprise as he was great for Southampton until an ankle injury got in the way.

Josh Low has decided to continue playing professional football rather than starting s new career in law. He was offered both a new contract at Cheltenham Town and a position in a law firm but he’s decided to go for the football.

Lewis Haldane has signed a new two-year contract with Port Vale. Following a successful loan spell with the club in the first half of the season, parent club Bristol Rovers released him and Vale immediately signed him to the end of the season. His new contract runs for two years.