Cardiff manager Alan Cork said "The lad wants to keep his options open. We are disappointed to lose him after he only played three games for us but the deal is now dead. We will keep an eye on him, who knows, something could happen in the future."

There are rumours that QPR and/or Norwich City have been keeping an eye on him too.

Meanwhile Northampton Town, who were impressed by Liam Chilvers in his month long spell (just ended) have now taken another young gun defender. Lee Canoville has joined them for a month (see AFCi announcement). The official Northampton Town website quotes Canoville as saying "I hope I can do as well here as Liam Chilvers. I wanted first team experience and as soon as I knew of Northampton's interest in me things moved very quickly. Liam told me about his time at Northampton, how well he was treated and what a good set up it is here. Since arriving I've been very impressed with the club. I hope to do well for Northampton over the next month and we'll take it from there.".

Town boss Kevin Wilson says, "Lee is a good athlete. He's 6ft plus and works hard with good pace. It's a big compliment to us that Arsenal trust us with their younger players. They respected the way we helped Liam and they were keen for Lee to come here. He can play in a number of positions, and he gives us good options. "

See also AFCi loans update.