Cardiff manager Malky Mackay's future
has been plunged into fresh doubt after
the club's Malaysian owner Vincent Tan
refused to back him in the January transfer
window.
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Mackay had claimed at the weekend he hoped to
bring in three new players to improve his squad for
the second half of the Premier League season.
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But Cardiff's chief executive Simon Lim released a
statement on Monday outlining the club's stance on
spending in which he claimed Tan was jolted by
Mackay's announcement that he would seek backing
from the board for squad strengthening.
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Lim said it was Tan's view that the club overspent in
the transfer market by £15 million ahead of the
season.
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"Tan Sri Vincent Tan was extremely upset to read
quotes from the manager concerning the possibility
of new recruits, before he had been informed
whether funds would be made available," Lim said.
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"He believes that doing so unfairly raises supporter
expectations, placing unnecessary pressure on the
club.
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"His view is that due to the funds already committed,
including the originally authorised summer transfer
budget of £35m that rose to £50m in total, including
add-ons, the manager has been fully supported.
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"The overspending of £15m has upset Tan Sri
greatly, resulting in the removal on Iain Moody as
head of recruitment. As such, he has stated that not
a single penny will be made available in January.
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"Having been the highest-spending promoted club
and the seventh-highest spender in the Premier
League last summer, the owner believes that the
manager has been given the best possible chance of
retaining our Premier League status."
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Mackay was allowed to spend big money on the likes
of Steven Caulker, Gary Medel, Kevin Theophile-
Catherine and Andreas Cornelius following last
season's promotion from the Championship.
His job has been retained at last so now he can coach his boys in peace. The owner has to give him time