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Kurt Nogan, the Cardiff born Preston striker who scored against us yesterday has been chatting widely to the South Wales media. Its been reported over the past few weeks that Cardiff could be interested in signing Nogan. A bid from Hull City was accepted by Preston but Nogan refused to drop a division and the deal went cold.

Today the player has said that there are not many teams he would play for. Cardiff are one team that he would come to though. He was born in Llanederyn and his family still live in Cardiff.

Preston wanted £300,000 for the unsettled striker at the start of the season but with his contract up at the end of the season and a bosman ruling meaning no return for the Lancashire club they would be willing to cash in for £100,000. Nogan himself says that £100K for him would be a steal.

Nogan has proved himself at Preston and was they're top scorer last term. This season though the form and the regular place has gone and his header against Cardiff yesterday was only his second goal of the season. I have earlier expressed my concern over signing him but at the moment we need to spice up the team and a striker that can score goals may be just what we need. What better incentive for the player than to play for his home town club.

The ball it seems is now in Cardiff's court.

Report from the Lancashire Evening News.
Unsettled striker Kurt Nogan has told Cardiff City: If Preston don’t want me I’d love to come home.

The North End frontman, who turned down a pre-Christmas move to Hull, admitted after scoring in yesterday’s 4-0 win at Ninian Park: “It would take a special club to make me leave Preston, and Cardiff are special.

“It is my home city club, I was born and bred there and I would love to play for them – if I am not wanted at Deepdale.”

City boss Frank Burrows has been eyeing up Nogan since news leaked out that the North End board had accepted a £100,000 offer from Hull for a 29-year-old who is out of contract at the end of the season.

That move was thought to have fallen through over the player’s personal terms.

But Nogan said in Cardiff yesterday: “I was never going to join Hull.

“I am honestly not sure what the situation is at Preston.

“If they don’t want me then I hope Cardiff make an offer for me.

“I would say £100,000 is a good price. I would be a steal for that.

“After all Preston wanted £300,000 only a year or so ago.”

“But as things stand I am being paid by North End and that is where my loyalties lie.

Nogan’s three-year contract expires in June and the player would be a free agent under Bosman.