Cardiff agree deal to sign Curtis Nelson as the Oxford defender spurns interest from Sunderland Cardiff City are expected to sign Oxford defender Curtis Nelson on a free There has been interest from Sunderland but he will instead sign for Cardiff His manager Karl Robinson recently admitted he'd leave the Kasaam Stadium By Simon Jones for MailOnline Published: 01:04 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 01:04 BST, 16 June 2019 Viewcomments Cardiff City have agreed a deal for Oxford United central defender Curtis Nelson. The 26-year-old is a free agent as his contract ends this month and, despite interest from Sunderland, he is expected to sign a deal for Neil Warnock. His manager Karl Robinson recently admitted he would be leaving the Kasaam Stadium this summer. Cardiff City have agreed a deal for Oxford United central defender Curtis Nelson 'I'll be honest, I don't foresee Curtis being with us next season. I think that's quite obvious,' Robinson told the Oxford Mail. 'I spoke to him about four weeks ago. I presume he's got something lined up, but we don't know where. 'I want to thank Curtis for everything he's done. He gave us everything, at the back end of the season he was arguably one of our better players. 'I know when I first came in there were question marks over certain things. 'But every question mark I had over Curtis Nelson he certainly answered. There's no arguments, we will always be there for him. 'Maybe we'll cross paths again and he goes with our best wishes.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility