Cardiff boss Barry-Murphy wants busy end to window
Cardiff City have made just three signings so far this summer
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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.
The Bluebirds are keen to add players to their squad, thanks in part to injuries to all their recognised senior central defenders.
Barry-Murphy had hoped to complete a signing before Tuesday's Carabao Cup defeat by Norwich City but remains optimistic they will be able to bring in reinforcements before the 1 September transfer deadline.
"I gave an honest answer when I said I thought somebody would be in for this [Norwich] 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'
Noah Anyadike, 15, played at centre-back against Norwich City
The summer transfer window has been fairly quiet for Cardiff up until now.
Last season's League One runners-up have signed goalkeeper Nathan Trott on a permanent deal after his successful loan spell in Wales.
They have also brought in midfielder Jack Moylan from Lincoln City and re-signed Calum Scanlon for a second spell on loan from Liverpool.
But they have issues to address in central defence, with Will Fish, Dylan Lawlor and Calum Chambers all on the sidelines.
Gabriel Osho has also missed Cardiff's past two games, but could return in time to feature against Sheffield United on Saturday.
The list of absentees meant full-backs Perry Ng and Joel Bagan played at the heart of defence in Cardiff's 2-2 draw at Derby County, whilst Barry-Murphy gave a debut to 15-year-old Noah Anyadike in the Norwich defeat.
Despite his selection issues, Barry-Murphy insists he does not want to compromise on the club's transfertargets.
"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."
15-year-old Anyadike has 'great potential' - Barry-Murphy
