Bielik sees Cardiff psychologist amid death threats claim

Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy describes the impact of alleged death threats on defender Krystian Bielik. Krystian Bielik signed for Cardiff City from West Brom in August 2026 Cardiff City's Krystian Bielik has turned to a psychologist to deal with alleged death threats after his controversial altercation with a Portsmouth fan. Bielik is set to return from a two-match ban this weekend following the incident during the game at Fratton Park last month. The Polish defender admitted a charge of misconduct having been deemed to have grabbed the young supporter by the shoulder. Bielik said this week his family have received threats amid the controversy that also saw him fined £10,000.

Boss Brian Barry-Murphy said Cardiff City, including club psychologist Dr Mikel Mellick, were helping the 28-year-old cope with with the fallout. "Yeah [we've spoken to him], just to make sure he's okay," he said. "He's had full support from all our departments to make sure him and his family felt reassured that we would do everything to protect him and support him in what was a stressful time." The Bluebirds have an in-house support team led by Mellick, who is also a principal lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University. "We have Mikel at the training ground nearly all days," Barry-Murphy added. "And James [Rowland], head of medical, they've combined to