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Ryotaro Tsunoda has left Cardiff City to join former club Yokohama F. Marinos back in his native Japan for an undisclosed fee, having never played for the Bluebirds in a competitive game.

The 26-year-old defender joined Cardiff in January 2024 but immediately joined Belgian side KV Kortrijk on loan for the remainder of the campaign.

However, he suffered a serious hamstring injury the following April that required surgery.

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan is also majority shareholder at the Pro-League side, who Tsunoda rejoined on loan in January 2025 for the remainder of last season while the Bluebirds unsuccessfully battled relegation to League One

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Cardiff City have signed goalkeeper Nathan Trott on a season-long loan from Danish side Copenhagen, with an option to make the move permanent.

The 26-year-old becomes head coach Brian Barry-Murphy's first signing since arriving at the League One club.

A former England Under-20 international, Trott played 17 times for Copenhagen last year after moving from West Ham United.

But he has returned to the EFL with the Bluebirds after making his senior debut on loan at AFC Wimbledon in 2019.

Barry-Murphy, who replaced Omer Riza as Cardiff boss this summer, said: "We want to recruit absolute quality in every area of the pitch and players that can play the way we see the club playing as we move forward and Nathan embodies all of that.

"I've known and watched Nathan play for a long time. I actually managed against him while he was on loan at Wimbledon.

"He fits the mould of the player we want to attract to the club. He is still very young, he has a high level of skill and also has real room for growth and improvement to take his game to another level and that's the challenge we'll put to him.

"We'll also be looking to him to use his experience to provide leadership qualities to the squad."

Trott could be in line for his debut when Cardiff take on Port Vale on Thursday.

"It's a great move for me," said Trott.

"I've spoken with Brian on the direction he wants the club to go in. It's something I want to be a part of. I'm no stranger to new environments and learning new things and see this as a strength in myself.

"This is a huge moment for me in my career. I'm happy to be here."

Trott, who was born in Bermuda and has also had spells on loan in France with Nancy, will compete with Jak Alnwick, Ethan Horvath and youngster Matt Turner for the first-choice role.

Turner started the Bluebirds opening day win over Peterborough.