Cardiff City are set for a busy summer with the revolving door of players likely to be swinging at a pace. The Bluebirds confirmed their status as a League One club next season after successive draws under interim manager Aaron Ramsey, coupled with other results going against them, meaning they are relegated with a game still left to play. It is the first relegation since 2019. The stability of Championship football typically means squads are generally tweaked or improved upon - or that's the aim, anyway - ahead of the new season. A drop into a lower division, however, can make things a little more complicated when it comes to player retention. Here, we run through all of the Bluebirds' contracted players and their transfer status as we head into what is likely to be an action-packed summer. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community . Ethan Horvath : Has been No.1 since Jak Alnwick's injury. Wonderful shot-stopper but raises the heart rate when the ball is anywhere near his feet. You'd suspect Alnwick, back from injury and vice-vice-captain, if such a thing exists, becomes first choice again next season. Would Horvath want to play second fiddle in League One? Seems doubtful. Verdict : Jury's out. Jak Alnwick: Triggered a contract extension until next summer and is understood to be one of the squad's few leaders. Recently had a baby and is settled in Cardiff . Would want to stay, but would likely want the gloves at the start of the season. Verdict : Staying. Matthew Turner : Third-choice goalkeeper with no meaningful senior football behind him. Ideally needs a loan away. Alternatively, if one of the above leave in some capacity, a No.2 spot would do him just fine. Verdict : Loan. Will Fish : Will probably be first-choice centre-back next season. Showed signs of promise but by no means error-free. Could stomp out some of those errors in League One and really emerge. Verdict : Keep. Dimitrios Goutas : His recent performances have seen him maligned by some, but some supporters would do well to remember how well he did in his first season at the club. Others this season got away with far less stick, too. Been a decent signing but he will be off in the summer. Verdict : Gone. Jesper Daland : This one is up in the air a little. Signed for decent money and has had a haywire campaign. Brings physical stature but also has an error in him. Did he come to Cardiff to play tier-three football? If a decent offer came in, you wouldn't be surprised to see him potentially make way. Verdict : Likely sold. Calum Chambers : A player who has spent most of his career playing in the Premier League , but now has three relegations on his CV. He is probably past his peak but had good spells this season. He will likely see his future higher up the ladder than League One and will have suitors in the Championship, you'd suspect. Verdict : Likely sold. Jamilu Collins : A strange and sad end to his time at Cardiff, although his three-year stay has been odd. Will leave on a free transfer, having never really fulfilled his potential with the Bluebirds. Verdict : Gone. Joel Bagan : Rarely let Cardiff down when he played this season and should perhaps have had more game-time. You'd think he could shine in League One and will likely get far more opportunity. Verdict : Keep. Perry Ng : One of Cardiff's most sellable assets, you'd think. Two-time player of the year winner at Cardiff and there's no doubt Championship clubs will be lining up a move for him. Would be almost impossible to keep hold of him this summer. Verdict : Likely sold. Joe Ralls : Didn't quite meet the criteria to trigger another one-year extension on his contract. If it was up to him, he'd love a crack at League One. He loves this club and this likely young squad will need a leader in the third tier. His injuries are catching up with him, though, but he probably gets a deal. Verdict : Keep. Aaron Ramsey : Now then, a tricky one. Ramsey said he was going to take time to reassess when asked if he would entertain the notion of playing in League One, as inconceivable as that might be. But he moved home to be close with his family and it's difficult to see him jetting off to America or Dubai for a payday. Equally, he's unlikely to sign for Middlesbrough of Bristol City. If they can work a deal where he is a player-coach - not manager - underneath a manager, then it might just work. Verdict : Keep as player-coach if possible. Callum O'Dowda : Another player who is Championship-quality and will no doubt have admirers. Recently signed a new contract, though, so would take some cash to get him out. Hull were sniffing around him back in January. Top operator and if he can be kept, then the club should try their utmost to do so. Verdict : Keep if possible David Turnbull : A player who has not had as much game-time as possible. Out of favour at the start then a hamstring injury wrecked his season this year. Not lived up to his potential just yet, but could do very well in League One. Will he want to play there, though? Depends if another Championship club takes a punt, but it's conceivable that he stays. Verdict : Likely stays. Sivert Mannsverk: A real fan-divider. Some appreciated his work rate, others thought he didn't quite offer enough. There was talk after his arrival that there might be some deal to be struck at the end of the campaign - fat chance now, though. Verdict : Gone. Alex Robertson: Had moments in the season where he oozed real quality. You can see the young midfielder has potential and is technically class, even if you perhaps expected him to take more games by the scruff of the neck. Would be surprised if someone - maybe even his old club Portsmouth - don't test the water. He'll want to play higher than tier three. Verdict : Sold if money is right. Rubin Colwill : There was a point at the start of the season where it looked like this was his season, but he fizzled away. He improved under Erol Bulut but wilted under Omer Riza. The next manager is crucial for him. Many just hope the club don't panic sell for a cut-fee. Needs a big season, though, getting into do-or-die territory. Verdict : Keep if possible. Andy Rinomhota : The surprise package this season. Rightly won Players' Player of the Year. Out of contract this summer and if the club could tie him down to a new contract then he would be a central player to the Bluebirds' cause next season. Verdict : Try to sign him to a new contract. Chris Willock : Not worked out for the former QPR winger. Not enough moments of quality and lacked the energy and fight to get the buy-in from the supporters. Verdict : Likely sold. Yakou Meite : Had a strong end to the campaign but it feels like far too much water has gone under the bridge at this stage. His relationship with supporters grew a little toxic on occasions. While he always gave his all to the cause, the quality was just not there enough of the time. Contract is up, too. Verdict : Leave. Anwar El Ghazi : A real roll of the dice from Bulut last summer and it really hasn't worked out. The winger has been injury-prone and has not provided the consistent quality of which everyone knows he is capable. End of his contract and he will go. Verdict : Gone. Yousef Salech : One of the rare success stories of the season. So often the club have got striker signings wrong, but this one looks a real find. Would be staggering if no one came in for him, given his success since arriving, but he is also the sort of striker you need to fire you back up into the Championship. Verdict : Keep at all costs. Will Alves : The Leicester loanee will likely chalk this down as a big learning curve and a moderate success. His first proper taste of consistent senior football and showed some really positive moments. He looked like he could have played a big part in keeping City up at one stage but then his game-time fell away. Will go back a better player. Verdict : Gone. Roko Simic : A baffling year for the Croatian, who had a half-season loan in Kortrijk and was not given a minute by Riza nor Ramsey - unless he gets his bow at Norwich. The sort of player who could be really important in League One, but could also want to move on to a higher level with a club who gives him a chance. Difficult to know. Verdict : Jury's out. Ollie Tanner : Difficult season in the end, for Tanner, after that foot injury in January. Was one of the more important players before that and you'd expect him to have a big say on things in League One next season. Verdict : Keep. Isaak Davies : These injury troubles are incredibly frustrating, because the forward looks really exciting when he's in full flight. Needs to get his body right and have a full pre-season, because he could tear up League One defences if he was on form. Fresh off a new deal, he will likely stay. Verdict : Keep. Cian Ashford : A breakout campaign for the Young Player of the Season. During the early throes of 2025, he enjoyed a rich vein of form. While he is a 'moments' player as things stand, a year in tier three could really up that consistency and aid the end product. He might have drawn a few eyes from around the Championship, though. Verdict : Keep if possible. Callum Robinson : The top scorer endured a tough season with injuries, having to nurse an Achilles problem for much of the campaign. He signed a new contract a few months back, but he has shown once again that he is Championship-quality. Cardiff should look to keep him but he will likely want to play in the league above and there will be no shortage of suitors, you'd think. Verdict : Likely sold. Ryotaro Tsunoda : Out in Kortrijk on his second loan stint, while he is yet to kick a ball for Cardiff. He's done well again, in another failing Vincent Tan team, and with Goutas and potentially another leaving, he might just get his shot, depending on the manager. Verdict : Could stay. Ryan Wintle : Provided there is no bad blood after the pretty bitter loan exit in the summer, he could be a real asset in League One. Fell out with Bulut, but before that was one of the leaders. Would not be surprising to see him have a central role if he still wants it and the new manager gives him their approval. Verdict : Keep. Joel Colwill: One of Cardiff's more exciting academy products and fresh off the back of winning Cheltenham Town's Young Player of the Year, despite leaving for Exeter in January. Had a tougher time there, but this lad is class and lots at Cardiff are excited about him. Verdict : Keep. Eli King : Had a good run of it on loan at Stevenage in the division in which Cardiff will be playing next season. Accustomed to the league and could be a useful squad player. However there are a lot of question marks around the make-up of the midfield at present with Wintle, Ramsey, Ralls, Robertson, Rinomhota and Turnbull not all dead certs. It all depends on where he falls in the pecking order, because he needs to start his career in earnest now. Verdict : Jury's out. Kieron Evans : His contract will be up after he returns from League Two Newport County. He will be released. Verdict : Gone. Kion Etete : Had a quite frankly shocking season. Injured for the first half at Cardiff then injured for the second half at Bolton. It's been an utter disaster, but he did sign a two-year deal before leaving for the League One outfit. Not done it in a Cardiff shirt yet, whether he gets given the opportunity to do so next year remains to be seen. Verdict : Jury's out. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here .