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Cardiff smash club transfer records to sign Gary Medel

10 August 2013 - 21:38

<strong>Premier League newboys Cardiff City have broken their club transfer records for the third time this summer after securing the signature of Sevilla midfielder Gary Medel.</strong>

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The 26 year old has been a key figure in Sevilla's first team ever since he joined the La Liga side back in 2011 from Boca Juniors.<br />

After having ended up disappointed in his efforts to sign Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue, boss Malky Mackay would be delighted to bring experience Medel to the Cardiff City stadium.<br />

Mackay sounded delighted on having wrapped up the deal for a rumored fee of around&nbsp;&euro;13 million and had words of praise for the Chile international.<br />

"We're delighted to have secured the services of Gary - a tenacious and intelligent international midfielder," Mackay told the club's official website.<br />

"Having had two seasons of regular football in La Liga - with 60 odd international caps to his name and three appearances at a World Cup - his experience will be an invaluable asset to our squad.<br />

"He's played in a number of Boca v River Plate derbies in Argentina - one of the world's biggest derby matches - and I've no doubt that his background and pedigree will complement our midfield group in the Barclays Premier League."

Written by Prateek Sarkar