{"id":561677,"date":"2020-08-13T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=561677"},"modified":"2020-08-13T11:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:32:58","slug":"kieffer-moore-wigan-athletic-striker-completes-move-to-cardiff-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/13\/kieffer-moore-wigan-athletic-striker-completes-move-to-cardiff-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieffer Moore: Wigan Athletic Striker Completes Move to Cardiff City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardiff City<\/a> have signed Wigan Athletic striker Kieffer Moore<\/a> on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n

Neil Harris<\/a> Bolsters Attacking Options With Kieffer Moore Addition<\/h2>\n

Kieffer Moore Heads to Cardiff City<\/h3>\n

Moore, 28, has completed a move to the Welsh club.\u00a0Cardiff City had a bid rejected in January – believed to be \u00a32.3 million.<\/p>\n

Wigan Athletic have since gone into administration and will be keen to level their books.<\/p>\n

The Latics were relegated to League One and, according to BBC Sport<\/a>, would settle for a fee of around \u00a32 million.<\/p>\n

Wales Online<\/a> claim personal terms took longer to agree, but the fee is somewhere between \u00a31.5 million and \u00a32 million.<\/p>\n

Moore, who was also a summer target for Middlesbrough, scored ten goals for Wigan last season.<\/p>\n

The 6\u20195\u201d striker, often utilised as a target man, scored goals against Slovakia and Azerbaijan as Wales’ Euro 2020 qualification campaign was kept alive.<\/p>\n

Attacking Options<\/h3>\n

The move comes as a welcome boost to Cardiff City’s attacking options.<\/p>\n

With Danny Ward<\/a> set to depart the Welsh side, and Omar Bogle<\/a> released, Neil Harris needs to add to his strike department.<\/p>\n

Lee Tomlin<\/a> ended the season as league top-scorer for the Bluebirds, netting eight goals.<\/p>\n

Robert Glatzel<\/a>, midfielder Joe Ralls<\/a> and winger Junior Hoilett<\/a> all added seven goals each.<\/p>\n

Cardiff City finished fifth in the Championship before losing to eventual play-off winners Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The summer transfer window closes at 11pm on October 5. An additional domestic window runs until 5pm on October 16.<\/p>\n

Up and Down Strike Rate<\/h3>\n

Moore’s goalscoring record has proven to be inconsistent with previous clubs.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old scored four goals in 33 appearances for Yeovil during the 2014\/15 season.<\/p>\n

He joined Norwegian side Viking Stavanger during 2015 but failed to score in 11 appearances.<\/p>\n

Spells with Forest Green Rovers and Torquay United followed before a move to Championship side Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n

Moore failed to score in 11 appearances for the Tractor Boys, leaving a year later to join Rotherham United.<\/p>\n

He scored 13 goals in 22 appearances in League One with the Millers.<\/p>\n

Four Championship goals with Barnsley, and 17 with the Tykes in League One, shortly followed before he joined Wigan Athletic.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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