Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Wednesday, May 28. Wales head coach Craig Bellamy believes clubs further up the pyramid might just test Cardiff's resolve over their ability to keep Ronan Kpakio this summer. The right-back, who turned 18 on Sunday while enjoying a warm-weather training camp with the Wales senior players, has emerged as a top talent within the Bluebirds' youth ranks. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community Indeed, Bellamy said today he had eyed him up while part of Vincent Kompany's staff at Burnley, admitting: "Ronan, I've known him since he was very, very young. I've kept an eye on him. Even last year, I tried to buy him for Burnley. So I'm fully aware of him, having been watching him, especially over the last couple of years." However, when asked whether the teenager might be the subject of transfer interest this summer, the former Liverpool and Newcastle United forward said: "You might see it this year. I don't think it will just be them [Burnley]. "They [Cardiff] didn't know [back then]. We pulled away." Waxing lyrical about Kpakio, he added: "His progression has been outstanding. I think his potential can be ridiculously high. He's very athletic. Very intelligent. If he wasn't injured, I would have had him in March. "So he's a player, especially in the right-back position. We have one or two young ones coming through, but we don't have a big area in there so we really need to start developing players in that position. He's the perfect profile for that." Wales U21 head coach Matty Jones has named seven Cardiff players in his 21-man squad for the upcoming international friendly against Norway in Malaga, Spain. The match will take place on Friday, June 6 June at 3pm . Several Bluebirds players who recently trained with Craig Bellamy’s senior squad have been included in Jones’ selection, including Cian Ashford, Dylan Lawlor, Luey Giles and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa. Joel Colwill is also involved, so, too, is highly-rated midfielder Troy Perrett, while Luke Armstrong has been called up. Armstrong, Perrett, Lawlor and Nyakuhwa are all uncapped at this level, having represented Wales at younger age grades. The fixture against Norway serves as valuable preparation for Wales ahead of their 2027 UEFA U21 EURO qualifying campaign, which begins later this year. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here . Jones’ side will be looking to build on positive results from the March international window, where they secured a 1-0 win over Andorra and drew 1-1 with Sweden. Their qualifying campaign opens with a challenging home clash against Group I top seeds Denmark on September 8. Wales U21s squad in full : Evan Watts ( Swansea City ), Lewys Benjamin (Wolves), Luke Armstrong (Cardiff City), Archie Harris (AFC Bournemouth), Luey Giles (Cardiff City), Zac Williams (Crewe Alexandra), Ben Hammond (Nottingham Forest), Thierry Katsukunya (Aston Villa), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Sam Parker (Swansea City), Alex Williams (West Bromwich Albion), Rhys Thomas (Man City), Joel Cotterill (Swansea City), Kai Andrews (Coventry City), Jonathan Bland (Barnsley), Joel Colwill (Cardiff City), Troy Perrett (Cardiff City), Cian Ashford (Cardiff City), Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (Cardiff City), Cameron Congreve (Swansea City), Chris Popov (Leicester City). Cardiff centre-back Ryotaro Tsunoda has admitted he has had to endure "hard times" since his move to the Welsh capital. He moved from Japanese side Yokohama F Marinos 18 months ago and has still not kicked a ball for the Bluebirds. After a half-season loan at Kortrijk was cut short last season, he went back to Belgium this winter after recovering from surgery on said injury. While being one of the standout players for Vincent Tan's other club, he couldn't stop the club from suffering relegation out of the top flight. Writing on social media this week, he said: "Finished the season. Disappointing result but ending the season with no injuries. Being able to play soccer continuously again. "Being able to feel emotions that only come from playing football. There have been a lot of hard times, but I feel fulfilled in being able to experience life-filled experiences. "Expecting myself that this experience and feeling will take me to the next stage, first I'm going to rest a bit. Thank you for all the messages and support!!!" Newport County could once again lean on Cardiff to populate their squad with some loan players, according to chairman Huw Jenkins. The Exiles have recently appointed for Cardiff academy chief David Hughes as their first-team manager, which could see them utilise their links with the Bluebirds in order to sign players on temporary deals. Speaking about the appointment of Hughes and the League Two side's transfer strategy, Jenkins said: "We’ve made offers, and we’re waiting on responses. David is fully across all of it. "There may still be changes — players assessing their role under the new regime. But we know we need four or five experienced signings in vital areas. David’s contacts — and ours at clubs like Cardiff, Swansea , and Bristol — will hopefully help bring in a few loan players or squad additions."