Jay Bothroyd leaves Cardiff as Newcastle, Everton, Sunderland circle

ShareJay Bothroyd has left Cardiff City after the club revealed it would not be offering the striker a new contract. The 28-year-old striker, capped by England last November, has regularly been linked with a move to top-flight sides Newcastle, Everton and Sunderland,and the Bluebirds' leading scorer looks set to get his wish and step upa league. Jumped ship: Jay Bothroyd (centre) has left Cardiff after the club's failure to win promotionBothroyd and Bluebirds winger Chris Burke head the list of players released following the club's failure to win promotion to the Barclays Premier League. Dave Jones's side were beaten 3-0 on aggregate by Reading in the Championship play-off semi-final last week.Burke will also leave the Welsh club as a free agent along with Adam Matthews, who will join Celtic, Gavin Rae and Martin John. Not a loan: Hometown boy Craig Bellamy has returned to parent club Manchester CityCardiff also confirmed that Craig Bellamy would be returning to Manchester City following the end of his loan spell. Bellamy is joined by Jason Brown, Stephen Bywater, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Jason Koumas, Seyi Olofinjana and Jlloyd Samuel in returning to their parent clubs.Meanwhile, Cardiff boss Jones will learn his long-term fate at a board meeting on Monday. Jones,whose job is on the line after City fell short in the playoffs, will beinvolved in a comprehensive review of the season with chief executive Gethin Jenkins and the club's Malaysian owners via a conference call to the Far East. Released: Winger Chris Burke (left) has also been let go by the Welsh club Cardiff boss Jones awaits fate after play-off loss against ReadingCardiff 0 Reading 3 (agg 0-3): Long the hero as Royals spoil Welsh partyMartin Samuel: Nine years on, Dons come wombling back from the wilderness Explore more:People: Jay Bothroyd, Craig Bellamy, Gethin Jenkins, Jlloyd Samuel Places: Newcastle, Cardiff, Manchester, United Kingdom

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