‘ CARDIFF CITY STRIKER BECOMING COSTLY ‘

By Annis Abraham

Cardiff City Striker Rickie Lambert, with still one year left on his contract signed last August by previous manager Paul Trollope and Cardiff City’s Committee, is running out of time as he continues to recover from injury which looks a future problem for Lambert. Lambert has made just seven starts in Neil Warnock’s 26-game tenure.

Neil Warnock is under extreme pressure to reduce Cardiff City’s wage bill this Summer if he is to be given money to bring new players in. Will Warnock want Lambert here next season? ?

At this current moment Cardiff City are still paying Lamberts wages in full and Warnock hopes to have Lambert back to play some part of this season.

Lambert is currently seeing a back specialist and has been having treatment daily,if Lambert was forced to retire only then would his insurance take over.
Lambert has been doing some training with the first team squad.

Rickie Lambert has a two year contract with Cardiff City, costing Cardiff City £2 million plus, its believed WBA paid part of his last contract off to Lambert.

Lambert said “As you get older injuries take their toll. Not just fresh injuries, but ones you’ve carried through your career too and carried on playing with.”

“I’m 35 years old, and I’m still bearing the scars from my own career. My right foot, neck, hip. The war wounds haven’t gone away more than a decade on.”

‘When you are injured it frustrates you. The older you are, the more the recovery time seems to be. Then you get another niggle and you’re almost back to square one. It can be terribly irritating.”

In 2015 Rickie Lambert cost WBA £3 million and made 20 league appearances, though 15 came from the bench, and he only found the back of the net once.