Firstly, I’d like to have Nathan Jones here

I don’t know how it all works but I assume that Southampton have paid / paying him off which would be Premier League standard wages.
So he gets paid that contracted wage as long as he’s on ‘gardening leave’ and not getting a new club

Southampton would only stop paying this if NJ finds new employment which would mean Cardiff matching NJ’s EPL Southampton wages.
Could we afford / want to pay this type of wage and if not would NJ take a pay cut … I don’t think so to manage our sh1t show of a club
Alternatively I suppose Cardiff could offer less money and Southampton ‘swallow’ the rest and take a smaller hit than having to pay him till his contract ends

Any thoughts on this anyone?