Cardiff boss Neil Warnock has confirmed reports that new Blues loanee Emyr Huws took a pay cut to join Town on deadline day. The 23-year-old Wales international will be at Portman Road for the remainder of the season.

“[Huws has] not had a look in, he’s a lovely lad, it shows how much he wanted to play because he’s paying some of own wages,” Warnock said, speaking at a press conference earlier today. “It’s unheard of for me, so it shows how much he wanted [to play].”

Warnock was initially keen to sign a Town player in a swap deal, almost certainly out-of-favour striker Leon Best, who played for him at Rotherham last season, but the former Ireland international has a groin injury which requires surgery.

"There aren't many lads like Emyr," Warnock added. "He came to see me and said he'd take a drop in wages to play. How many people say that, everybody just wants to stay put normally. He wanted to go. I was going to do a swap and unfortunately the player I wanted to swap was injured.

"I didn't want to stop him and Mick's a great pal of mine. I thought it'd give them another body really."

Huws played youth football with Swansea and then Manchester City, where he made one senior sub appearance.

While with City he spent time on loan at Northampton, Birmingham and Wigan before joining the Latics on a permanent basis in 2014.

A spell on loan at Huddersfield followed last season before he moved to the Bluebirds on a permanent basis last summer signing a three-year deal but has made only two starts and two sub appearances.

Huws has been capped 10 times by Wales at full level, scoring one goal, in addition to appearances for the U17s, U19s and U21s.

Speaking about the Llanelli-born midfielder yesterday, Town manager Mick McCarthy said: “Emyr Huws is a player of a real quality and he was of real promise when he was at Manchester City and he’s had a number of loan deals.

“He went to Cardiff and Neil Warnock picked and prepared his first team when Emyr was away on international duty and they’ve done all right since and he’s never got back in. He’s trained today and he’s trained really well.”

Former Blues midfielder Lee Martin was understood to have similarly taken a pay cut when he move to Charlton on loan at the start of the 2010/11 season.

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Warkys_Tash added 19:06 - Feb 3 He has got my respect immediately. Desire just to play. He could be a real prospect, get him in theta on Saturday with Toumani and give Skuse a much needed rest. For some they earn enough and they want to play as well. For others as soon as they earn a new deal, they sit back and become lazy. Shame we couldn't have offloaded Best - injured? Never been fit since he has been here, what a joke.

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Tufty added 19:10 - Feb 3 Perhaps we could be the first-ever club to sign our next manager on a six month loan deal, perhaps klopp might be up for it
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Warkys_Tash added 19:31 - Feb 3 This story also tells you all you need to know re Lawrence - Evans would never offer him competitive enough wages. Sadly :(
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blackcat added 22:28 - Feb 3 Let's hope he is allowed to play in the position he is meant to
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NSL added 00:08 - Feb 4 No Neil, he's not injured, that is Douglas at full pace!!
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Dissboyitfc added 00:31 - Feb 4 Bennyitfc..Warnock wanted Best if you read the story.
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GiveusaWave added 00:55 - Feb 4 Good on him for wanting to play so much. Hope he enjoys his time at the club. Ipswich were 16th in season 2014/2015 in terms of wage bill in Championship (Swiss Ramble, 2015). However, since these figures Huddersfield, Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday have all significantly upped their wage percentiles. http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2016_05_01_archive.html
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therein61 added 07:16 - Feb 4 Welcome and credit to you young man for wanting to play and money not being a issue makes refreshing change from some people we have signed.
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blockb_steward added 07:21 - Feb 4 Wairey, I think there's a few people on here who would gladly chip in for petrol
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battyblue added 07:22 - Feb 4 Town 19th now tight-wad Evans probably our finishing league position as well
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blockb_steward added 07:25 - Feb 4 Totally agree Therein61, so much greed in the game this is a refreshing change. At the risk of sounding old, he sounds a genuine young man...hope he gets to play in the right position, makes an impact and does well. COYB
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Seasider added 12:01 - Feb 5 Re Wages.If what Guentchev has quoted(16th for 2014/15 and Battyblue now saying 19th;then Milne is clearly lying. Surely those interviewing him in future should question this,after first verifying the above
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