Brian Barry-Murphy: Cardiff City boss feels ‘support’ of Vincent Tan despite lack of transfers

In June, Tan converted £42m of Cardiff’s debt into equity, almost halving the amount the club owes to its majority shareholder.

Barry-Murphy, who won promotion in his first season at Cardiff after taking charge last summer, says the club’s hierarchy are always supportive when it comes to the transfer market.

“Whenever we can explain to him (Tan), to Mehmet [Dalman, Cardiff’s chairman] and to Ken [Choo, the club’s chief executive] where we want to improve the squad and how we want to do it, and as long as it represents good value for the club, I’ve never felt anything other than support,” he said.

When asked about plans for this transfer window, Barry-Murphy reiterated his determination to build a squad capable of exciting fans while continuing the progress of last season.

“We’re very hungry and have a huge appetite to give the supporters a team they’re genuinely excited to watch again and see evolve and improve,” he said.

“That will involve adding to the squad, although it’s impossible to put exact timings on deals in this transfer window, perhaps even more so than in previous years.

“We’re looking to move every area of the team forward. It’s not one area or another, like last season.”

Despite his desire for new faces, Barry-Murphy remains encouraged by the quality already at his disposal and believes Cardiff’s current players still have significant room for growth.

Cardiff will continue their pre-season preparations when they travel to face Cork City on Tuesday.