The former Lorient man, who signed for Cardiff in 2014, is out of contract at the end of this season.
Aston Villa’s Leandro Bacuna and Cardiff’s Bruno Ecuele Manga in action
Cardiff City centre back Bruno Ecuele Manga is seemingly set to leave the Welsh side and depart for pastures new, with Turkish giants Galatasaray expressing serious interest, as reports Turkish news site AMK Spor.
The 28-year-old, who cost Cardiff in the excess of £5m according to BBC Sport in 2014, had largely been frozen out for the first half of the season, but returned to the first-team fold under Neil Warnock with a bang and ended up as one of the best performing defenders in the Championship.
Warnock had hoped to keep the Gabon international at the club, but didn’t seem overly hopeful back in April, as reports Wales Online, and the news will come as a blow regardless given the calibre of the player in question.
As for Ecuele Manga, if he does sign for Galatasaray, he’ll be playing with the likes of Wesley Sneijder in the Turkish Super Lig, with Galatasaray routinely challenging for European football in either the Champions League or the Europa League.
Galatasaray’s Wesley Sneijder leaves the pitch at the end of the match.
It means Cardiff will also have to dip into the transfer market for a centre back, and according to Sky Sports, the Bluebirds are willing to challenge Rangers and Reading for Motherwell centre back Ben Heneghan.
The 23-year-old came through the academies at Everton and Stoke, and has enjoyed a strong season in the Scottish Premiership having joined from Chester last summer.
Despite being 23rd in October, Cardiff ended up finishing the season in 12th place, with manager Neil Warnock performing brilliantly in South Wales.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock
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