BPL: Cardiff's Malaysian owner won't rule out changing club name

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Cardiff City's Malaysian owner Vincent Tan on Thursday admitted he hasn't ruled out changing the newly-promoted Premier League club's name.

Tan oversaw Cardiff's controversial change to a red home kit from their traditional blue last year, as well as the introduction of a new badge prominently featuring a red dragon alongside a bluebird.

In February, the tycoon had to deny reports he may seek to further rebrand the club by renaming them as Cardiff Dragons.

However Tan again broached the subject of a name change when asked about Hull's recent rebranding as Hull City Tigers.

"One thing is... there are so many teams with the name city. There is Hull City, Leicester City, Cardiff City, Bristol City - everyone is called City. Who doesn't know Cardiff is a city? Who doesn't know Hull is a city?

"I think that his strategy is good but I'm not saying that we are making any similar changes. Businesses need to evolve. If we all stayed the same there would be no internet today and we would all be living in caves. But definitely we are not changing anything now."

Majority shareholder Tan also reiterated his plan to make the club debt-free in the coming months after reaching an agreement with Langston Corporation over a long-term debt, and that he is looking to buy out the club's minority shareholders.

The Bluebirds are preparing for their first season in the top-flight for 51 years and the campaign gets underway with a trip to face West Ham United at Upton Park on Saturday.