Joe Ledley's contract talks seems to have been running longer than Coronation Street but is there finally light at the end of the tunnel?
In the final year of his contract, Ledley's agent and the club have been unable to reach a suitable deal since early summer andn with a new transfer window looming, it is imperative to sort something out.
Many Cardiff City supporters - myself included - feel it has impacted on Joe's football. He has looked a shadow of the player that saw Stoke bid £6M for him last January. Maybe that was summed up by no bid being mad for him in the August window despite speculation.
Joe, unusually for him, has also found himself substitued or not selcted for games - injury not helping to a degree - and even had Wales national boss John Toshack commenting about his dip.
However with signs Joe is knuckl;ing down again and resdiscovering form, it is hoped there will be developments next week.
Cardiff City have offered to double Joe's pay but a sticking point is believed to be Cardiff City's insistenence of a contract trigger release fee, believed to be £5M. It is understood Joe's agent, David Baldwin who does appear to have been integral in this saga, is looking for a much lower price.
Bladwin, Peter Ridsdale and Joe are meeting next week. Encouragingly, Joe is now saying, "Hopefully it will be resolved as soon as possible and I'll stay and I'll be happy." However he did add the caveat, "We've been keen to get these talks underway for a long time but they will have their ideas and we will have ours but the only way we can sort them out is if we get together and talk about it"
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