Multiple reports indicate Cardiff City's promotion was sealed when Stockport County conceded a last-gasp equaliser scored by Exeter City's goalkeeper Jack Bycroft in added time, which helped Cardiff City secure promotion. This ends a long absence from the Championship, with the club having spent over two decades in the third tier. According to major media, Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has transformed the club since taking over last summer.
Sources at the club say Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan is willing to fund new signings this summer if head coach Brian Barry-Murphy makes a compelling case. However, it remains unknown how many new signings Cardiff City will make this summer and which specific positions they will target, or the exact budget Tan is willing to provide. Cardiff City need to sort new contracts for players whose deals are expiring this summer, including Perry Ng, Joel Bagan, and Ryan Wintle, but it is uncertain whether they will successfully renew these contracts.
The club has three games left this season, and it is unclear whether Cardiff City will sign loan players like Nathan Trott, Omari Kellyman, and Calum Scanlon permanently or on new loans, or how they plan to strengthen their squad to compete in the Championship next season. In unrelated promotion news, major media reports Bromley have been promoted from League Two without playing, as a result of Barnet winning 2-1 at Notts County.