New Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has been told to make an immediate return to the Championship by Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan.
Irishman Barry-Murphy, 46, has joined the League One side on a three-year-deal following their relegation from the second tier last season.
The former Manchester City youth coach says he’s excited by the “potential” of joining “the biggest club in Wales” and has been left with no doubt about Tan’s desire for a swift Championship return.
“Absolutely. Vincent was very clear about where he sees the club going and how quickly he wants to see that,” said Barry-Murphy.
“My conversation with him was really positive and I told him I have a real deep belief in how to do that.
“For everybody on the outside, including Vincent, the objective is to get to the Championship and beyond as soon as possible.
“There’s a potential to achieve something that could be really special and that’s the thing that probably excited me the most in the recent period.
“There’s no pressure to sell any player in the squad and anything we can improve in the club, I have the absolute support from the people at the top of the club to do that and that’s going to be the mantra as we move through pre-season and beyond”.
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