Bellamy spent last season on loan with the Bluebirds from Manchester City and scored 11 goals as the Welsh side missed out on promotion from the Championship. The 31-year-old is still under contract back at Eastlands, but is not expected to be part of Roberto Mancini's plans in the Premier League next season. He has been linked with a return to the Cardiff City Stadium and Mackay is not ruling out an attempt to re-sign the Wales international. However, having only just replaced Dave Jones as manager, Mackay is reluctant to go into detail about his transfer plans for next term. "Craig is a player I have kept in touch with as we played together at Norwich, so he is someone I know very well," said Mackay. "He did well for this football club last year and we all know he is someone affected by Cardiff City - he is a local boy. "He is someone who, in this division, is an X-factor player. "But Craig is contracted to Manchester City so it would be wrong of me to talk too much about him." Bluebirds chief executive Gethin Jenkins added: "When the time is right - Craig is away at the minute - then we will sit down like we did last year and have the appropriate conversation with Craig and City."
