New Cardiff striker Ross McCormack claims he turned down offers from Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest to join the Bluebirds.McCormack has signed a three-year contract with Cardiff and joined the Championship club on a free transfer from Motherwell.

He said: "I'm excited to be joining a big club who are going places. I couldn't turn the move down.

"I was really impressed with everything Colin (Calderwood) said at Forest. The Wigan deal was also still on the table, so I could have gone to the Premiership.

"But I just felt I'd have more chance of playing regularly at Cardiff. After speaking with the manager and chairman my mind was made up."

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