Cardiff City apply for loan from EFL - just two weeks after buying Crawley Town star

Cardiff City are asking for help to cope with the loss of fans at games by applying to the English Football League [EFL] for a loan - just two weeks after buying Max Watters from Crawley Town.
By Mark Dunford
Published 27th Jan 2021, 13:57 BST
Updated 27th Jan 2021, 13:58 BST
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BBC Sport have report that Cardiff owner Vincent Tan is providing financial relief for the club, who could be eligible for up to £8.33m as part of a £250m rescue package agreed with the Premier League in December. Any loans are repayable by June 2024.

The story also said Cardiff are running at an estimated loss of £3m a month and will not be receiving any government funding.

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Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham all missed out on a £17.7m fund to help spectator sports in Wales and the The Welsh government has followed the UK government in not supporting professional clubs in the top tiers of the Football League.

Watters joined Cardiff for a deal reported to be up to £1million.

Mick McCarthy recently took over from Neil Harris as manager of the club.

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