Neil Warnock says Cardiff have pulled out of the running to sign Aberdeen ace Jonny Hayes – hinting that the Dons are deliberately stalling on agreeing a deal.
Hayes is at the centre of a four-way fight with Birmingham and Nottingham Forest also keen on luring him south.
Cardiff had reportedly tabled a seven-figure bid last week. But boss Warnock says the Bluebirds are now out of the running – and he took a swipe at Aberdeen for their handling of the situation.
“You can only wait for so long and you’ve got to move on,” Warnock told BBC Wales Sport.
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“Aberdeen want two players from Celtic and they’ve been messing us around for quite a few weeks now.
“And it wouldn’t surprise me if their manager Derek McInnes goes to Sunderland either.
“There might be other motives behind everything stalling.
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“We’ve moved on and gone on to another one or two targets that haven’t been mentioned yet.”
Celtic have made a cash plus Ryan Christie on loan offer for Hayes. The Dons are also keen on out-of-favour Celtic winger Gary Mackay-Steven.
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