Cardiff close in on Federico Macheda after Man Utd release 
Cardiff City are expected to sign former Manchester United striker Federico Macheda on a free transfer.The
22-year-old Italian striker is available after being released from Old Trafford.Cardiff manager
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer coached Macheda in the reserve side at United, before he broke into the Reds first team as a 17-year-old.
Macheda spent last season on loan at Championship side Birmingham, scoring 10 goals in 18 appearances.The former Lazio youth player became an instant Old Trafford hero when
he scored a stunning injury-time winner on his debut against Aston Villa in April 2009.But despite that early success, Macheda has struggled to claim a regular first-team place at Old Trafford in recent seasons and
has spent time on loan in Germany with Stuttgart and in his native Italy with Sampdoria, plus spells with Queens Park Rangers and Doncaster Rovers. Macheda is set to be Solskjaer's third signing this summer,
with the Bluebirds having already recruited Spanish striker Javi Guerra, 32, and Austrian midfielder Guido Burgstaller, 25.
But Cardiff are playing down reports of a bid from Leicester City for striker Fraizer Campbell, with Solskjaer keen for the 26-year-old to remain at the Cardiff City stadium.
Campbell, signed from Sunderland in January 2013 for £650,000, has a release clause in his contract following Cardiff's relegation from the Premier League.
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