Cardiff boss Barry-Murphy wants busy end to window
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Head coach Brian Barry-Murphy is hoping Cardiff City will be "very" busy in the final week of the transfer window.
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The Bluebirds are keen to add players to their squad after a number of injuries to all of their recognised senior central defenders.
Barry-Murphy had hoped to complete a signing before their Carabao Cup defeat by Norwich City but remains optimistic they will be able to bring in reinforcements before the deadline on Tuesday, 1 September.
"I gave an honest answer when I said I thought somebody would be in for this game," he said.
"But it hasn't been the case, so fingers crossed it can happen soon."
When asked how busy he expects the club to be over the next few days, "hopefully very" was Barry-Murphy's response.
"The players we want to bring in are very clear to us, why we want to bring them in, so it's not an exhaustive list," he added.
"It's very specific to who we want to bring in."
'We have people we believe we can bring in'
15-year-old Noah Anyadike played at centre-half against Norwich City [Getty Images]Turning the loan of goalkeeper Nathan Trott into a permanent deal, the capture of midfielder Jack Moylan from Lincoln City and the return of Calum Scanlon for a second spell on loan from Liverpool represent the Bluebirds' incomings so far this summer.
Since then, they have suffered a number of injuries in central defence.
Will Fish, Dylan Lawlor and Calum Chambers all remain on the sidelines while Gabriel Osho could return to training in time to feature against Sheffield United on Saturday.
It meant full-backs Perry Ng and Joel Bagan played at the heart of the defence for their 2-2 draw at Derby County, whilst Cardiff gave a debut to 15-year-old Noah Anyadike in the cup defeat by Norwich.
Despite their selection issues in defence, Barry-Murphy doesn't want to compromise on their targets.
"No, but I don't want to confuse that for not wanting to bring players in," he added.
"I think our supporters want to see people coming in and so do we.
"We do want to bring people in, and we have people that we believe we can bring in, so we expect that."