Cardiff City have confirmed the signing of Bristol City midfielder Marlon Pack, becoming the Bluebirds' eighth signing of the summer window.

He made the short trip to South Wales on deadline day, moving just four days after playing the full 90 minutes of the Robins' Championship opener against Leeds United, and signs a three-year deal with his new club.

It ends a six-year stay at Ashton Gate, during which he helped the Robins return to the Championship in 2014 making a total of 283 appearances, scoring 12 goals and assisting 24 more.

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The 28-year-old joins Aden Flint, Isaac Vassell, Curtis Nelson, Gavin Whyte, Joe Day, Will Vaulks and Robert Gladzel in signing up to Neil Warnock's 2019/20 promotion charge.

The Blue Birds were relegated at the first attempt following their promotion in 2018, with Brighton finishing just two points above them.

And their promotion push did not get off to the best of starts on Saturday either, losing 3-2 to Wigan Athletic at the DW.

Bristol City will now be desperate to register a win this weekend following a tough few days in the transfer window when they come up against Birmingham City.

The verdict

This is a really good signing for Cardiff and a big blow for Bristol City.

Pack had always been a key influence in the Robins' midfield, linking defence and attack flawlessly, and will prove a very big loss during the first-half of the season.

However, it marks a very good end to the transfer window for the Blue Birds. I am still not convinced by the sales of Kenneth Zohore and Bobby Reid, especially with both Vassell and Glatzel still needing to prove themselves, but on the whole they are in a very good place.