Time will tell, but Cardiff will be feeling content

Time will tell what impact Yousef Salech, Sivert Mannsverk and Will Alves will have at Cardiff City.

But as the dust settles on the mid-season transfer window, the Bluebirds will presumably be feeling fairly happy with the work done in the last few weeks.

Omer Riza's first transfer window as a manager began with some uncertainty over what business Cardiff might do.

Riza appeared uncertain about transfer plans, with Cardiff fan groups uniting to express concerns about the "current situation at the club" on the eve of the window.

But in a message to supporters published on the club's website, chairman Mehmet Dalman described January as an "opportunity to fix some of the problems on the pitch" - and Cardiff's hierarchy have delivered new faces.

Striker Salech (above), who cost upwards of £3m, has a goal to his name already, while Mannsverk (below) brings pedigree in midfield and Alves is a highly-regarded young player who should relish the chance to play some football in the Championship.

Cardiff fans might have hoped for more, particularly amid talk that former loanee Karlan Grant might leave West Brom before Monday's deadline, but Riza's squad looks in better shape now than it did at the end of December.

Salech is a replacement for Wilfried Kanga, whose desperate loan spell in Wales was brought to an end last month, while fellow frontman Roko Simic will hope to force his way into first-team contention having returned to Cardiff after a stint on loan at Kortrijk.

Mannsverk, who is on loan from Ajax, gives Riza a welcome option in midfield, particularly on the back of Manolis Siopis' January switch to Panathinaikos.

Siopis was perhaps the most notable exit of the window, which also saw Kion Etete head out for a temporary spell at Bolton and Michael Reindorf join Bristol Rovers on loan.

Cardiff will hope the two forwards come back stronger in pre-season after spells away, and the same goes for Joel Colwill, who is getting a taste of League One with Exeter City having thrived in League Two with Cheltenham Town in the first half of the campaign.