Last Updated: 18/01/19 11:57am Everton's Oumar Niasse has joined Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season.
Manager Neil Warnock confirmed the signing during this morning's press conference. Cardiff travel to Newcastle tomorrow, where Niasse will now be available for selection. "I've got the opportunity [to play him]," he said. "I'm relieved as I thought it was done yesterday, so to find out this morning is something I could have done without. But it's nice to know he is available for selection."
Niasse has scored eight goals in 31 Everton appearances but struggled to make an impression this season.
He has not scored in any of his seven games, with his last appearance coming in the 1-0 defeat at Brighton on December 29.
"[Phil] Jagielka said he'd be my type of player," he added. "There's not many players on loan who are like Niasse. I wanted [Nathaniel] Clyne but that meant I wouldn't have been able to get Niasse. He's got a chance to put himself in the shop window, like Victor [Camarasa]."
Cardiff, one place above the relegation zone with 19 points from 22 games, are looking for more attacking options having scored just 19 goals on their return to the Premier League.
Cardiff City Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Oumar Niasse from Everton, subject to international clearance and Premier League approval.
The 28-year-old is our first signing of the 2019 January Transfer Window and has agreed a deal at Cardiff City Stadium for the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign.
Niasse, a Senegalese international forward, joined Everton from Lokomotiv Moscow in February 2016. He has scored 12 Premier League goals to date for the Toffees and Hull City (loan). Oumar will wear the number 29 shirt during his time in South Wales.
Emiliano Sala has passed his Cardiff City medical and £18m deal has been agreed. He’s flying back to Nantes tomorrow to pick up some belongings. Will return to Cardiff early next week and train on Tuesday. Likely to then feature in following game – at Arsenal on Tue 29 Jan