Barry-Murphy promises prompt calls over Ralls and Rinomhota

New Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy has pledged to settle the futures of midfielders Joe Ralls and Andy Rinomhota "quickly and promptly".

Having joined the Bluebirds in 2011, Ralls, 31, is part of the furniture in the Welsh capital.

Barry-Murphy was aware of Rinomhota when he was rising through the ranks of Reading academy, the club he left for Cardiff in 2022.

Ralls was injured in March, prompting fears he had played his last game for Cardiff.

His contract expired at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

Like Ralls, Rinomhota has been in talks with the Cardiff hierarchy over his future since their relegation from the Championship to League one.

Barry-Murphy said: "I know Andy from when he was at Reading as a young player and watched his career grow.

"And obviously Joe Ralls has a deep relationship with this club, and has been so good for everybody here. So I think all the respect for those guys, we have an obligation to deal with this situation really quickly and promptly.

"So I'll be having those discussions over the next two days, and as a process then to communicate that clearly with our supporters after we communicate with the players, will be the best way to move that forward."

Barry-Murphy also pledged to bring in the sort of player-management principles he experienced at Manchester City.

"The idea is that we want to do things on our terms," he said.

"It's a really simple process that all of the players who play for us have been really privileged to pay for the club, and they leave on our terms if the club receives an offer that works for them, not the other way around.

"You know, we're not forced to do anything that we don't want to do. And I think that leads to a very simple process of working and it makes the players really clear on what is best practice."