This from Wales Online April 2022:
Cardiff's wage structure will alter dramatically next season. While there is talk of a wage cap in the air, one source has told WalesOnline they will operate on an average wage structure, rather than a cap, per se. It means they want the senior squad to average out at a certain number, meaning if they push the boat out too far on one player's wage it will have a negative, trickle-down effect on others. We have been told that the wage budget Cardiff have to operate on next season will place them among the lowest in the division.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...yball-23742593
Around the same time the club were feeding stories that the 2022-23 wage structure would have an average wage ceiling of £12k - with the aim of coming in well below that.
Then you get sites like this which claim an average player salary of under £10k:
https://www.capology.com/club/cardiff/salaries/
But a quick glance at the list is enough to show it is bollocks.