Wait for a green Gunner goes on after Mark McGuinness joins Cardiff

Highly-rated Ireland U21 defender joins Mick McCarthy at the Championship club

30 May 2021; Republic of Ireland assistant manager John O'Shea and Mark McGuinness during the U21 international friendly match between Switzerland and Republic of Ireland at Dama de Noche Football Centre in Marbella, Spain. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The wait for another Irishman to emerge as a first-team regular at Arsenal is set to go on after highly-rated Republic of Ireland underage international Mark McGuinness left the club for Cardiff today. 

McGuinness, who featured on Jim Crawford's recent Spanish training camp for the Ireland U21 side, now joins Mick McCarthy at the Championship club on a three-year deal.