Capaldi was almost ever-present for Cardiff last season

Cardiff City defender Tony Capaldi will miss the start of the season after undergoing a minor cartilage operation.

The Northern Ireland international will be out for three weeks while he recovers from the surgery.

Capaldi,26, was almost ever-present last season after joining the Bluebirds last summer from Plymouth.

The Bluebirds open their Championship campaign at home to Southampton on Saturday, 9 August in their final season at Ninian Park.