CARDIFF CITY, WOLVES DEAL:

Sammy Ameobi will decide this week

CARDIFF City will find out this week if they have won their tug of war with Wolves over the capture of Nigerian and Newcastle winger Sammy Ameobi.

The 23-year-old has held talks with Cardiff boss Russell Slade about a potential season’s loan in the Welsh capital.

But before a decision on that is made, he needs to put pen to paper on a new contract on Tyneside and that is expected to be done early this week.

Magpies’ manager Steve McClaren will then permit Ameobi to go out on loan to a Championship club.

Cardiff are keen to land the wideman, who made 27 appearances for Newcastle last season, but has started just 21 games in the Premier League since former-boss Alan Pardew handed him his debut in 2011.

However, it seems they are currently second in the pecking order to land him behind Championship rivals Wolves.

Wanderers’ boss Kenny Jackett was the first to express an interest in taking Ameobi and sees him as the perfect replacement for Bakary Sako who departed Molineux following the end of his current contract.

There is other interest too from the second-tier with Brighton also looking to snatch Ameobi.

However, it seems once the Newcastle deal is signed it will be a straight choice between the Bluebirds and Wolves for the player.

Ameobi has scored four goals in 66 first team appearances, including a loan spell with Middlesbrough during the 2013-14 season, but Newcastle hope a campaign in the Championship will provide a big boost in advancing his development.