Will Mick aim for Rhodes in summer?

MICK McCarthy will reportedly revisit the opportunity to sign Sheffield Wednesday striker Jordan Rhodes this summer.

The striker, 31, is out of contract at Hillsborough at the end of the season and could be snapped up on a free transfer should the Cardiff City boss decide to make a move.

And, according to The Sun, that is exactly what McCarthy is planning to do.

The Echo understands the Bluebirds were interested in bringing Rhodes to the Welsh capital at the back end of the January transfer window and even made contact over a potential deal.

Rhodes eventually opted to stay at Hillsborough, but Cardiff are certainly exploring striker options, with Kieffer Moore the only truly established Championship forward McCarthy has at his disposal.

Former Bluebirds striker Cameron Jerome recently revealed that McCarthy attempted to bring him back to Cardiff back in January, with the deal only falling through because MK Dons could not find a replacement before the window closed.

Robert Glatzel is currently on loan at Bundesliga club Mainz, however where his long-term future lies, exactly, appears to be up in the air, especially given McCarthy’s blunt comments about his departure last week.

“He was not going to play for me, so there is your answer, quite clearly because I let him go out there,” McCarthy said of Glatzel’s January loan exit.

“I was more than happy to play Mark Harris instead of him, more than happy to involve Rubin Colwill instead of him.

“I’m glad he is gone out there and he’s scoring. it’s good for him and good for the club, for the value of him if he is scoring goals out there.”

Should Glatzel leave the Bluebirds this summer, McCarthy would have only Harris and Max Watters, two Championship rookies, at his disposal.

Watters has played just 16 minutes of football under McCarthy and was omitted from the squad all together for the draw with Middlesbrough.