CARDIFF’S approach to talk to Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade about their vacant managerial post has been rejected by the League One club.

The Championship team have been without a manager since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left the Bluebirds last Thursday and ex-Scarborough chief Slade has emerged as the surprise favourite to fill the position.

“On Friday morning we were contacted by a lawyer close to Cardiff City and Russell Slade, who asked us to give permission for Cardiff to talk to Russell,” said a Leyton Orient club statement on Monday.

“That evening Russell asked the club for permission to talk to Cardiff.

On Saturday the general manager of Cardiff approached us in order to again ask permission to talk to Russell.

“In all cases, we denied Cardiff the permission and we did not authorise Russell to talk to Cardiff.”

Slade, who held talks with Orient owner Francesco Becchetti regarding his own position last week, has been in charge at Brisbane Road since 2010 and on Saturday said he was “proud” to be linked with Cardiff.

Watford boss Oscar Garcia has been released from hospital and could be back at the club later this week.

The 41-year-old Spaniard left hospital on Sunday, a week after he was admitted suffering from chest pains. Garcia took over at Vicarage Road three weeks ago.