As Cardiff City fans look forward to a second season under Erol Bulut’s stewardship there is palpable excitement around the club’s business in the transfer window, following the acquisitions of Calum Chambers and Chris Willock. More signings are on their way and there will, of course, be others departing, with the likes of Ryan Wintle and others potentially heading for the exit. But what about those who said goodbye last summer? This is what became of them.
.. READ MORE: QPR boss speaks out over Willock transfer as target left out of tour squad READ MORE: Top Cardiff City star free to leave club as he's left out of pre-season tour Mark Harris Swansea-born Harris, who saw his contract expire at the conclusion of the 22/23 season, opted to join Oxford on a free transfer - despite the Cardiff hierarchy’s best attempts to keep him at the club with a revised deal.
Most Cardiff fans at the time would’ve likely agreed that at 24 years of age, despite always giving his all for the club, it was time for Harris to find a regular starting berth elsewhere; and he did exactly that Finishing the 23/24 season on 19 goals and five assists in all competitions, the striker fired the U’s into the Championship via the play-offs, winning the EFL League One Player of the Month award in April, too. Harris has been linked to his ex-club’s fierce rivals Swansea following his incredible year at Oxford, though we are told there is nothing in those reports. Dillon Phillips The former Charlton.