Wales fly-half Ioan Lloyd is set to join Cardiff from Scarlets for the start of the 2025-26 season after two campaigns in Llanelli.

Lloyd, 23, linked up with Scarlets in the summer of 2023 from Bristol and has been competing for the fly-half position with Sam Costelow, who is in line to stay with Dwayne Peel’s side.

Scarlets head coach Peel refused to confirm the Lloyd transfer.

“There’s no news and at this time of year, [but] there will be that speculation around players,” said Peel.

“When we get into the grips of announcements, I’m sure we’ll make some announcements in due course.”

Lloyd, who can also play full-back, was part of what was then the Cardiff Blues pathway before going to Clifton College, where he linked up with the Bears.

He became Bristol’s youngest player in the English Premiership when, at the age of 18, he made a try-scoring appearance as a replacement in a derby against Bath.

Lloyd was capped at under-18 and under-20 levels before graduating to Wales senior honours.

He made his Test debut under Wayne Pivac in 2020 and returned to Wales with his Scarlets move.

Lloyd was recalled by Warren Gatland for the 2024 Six Nations during which he started at fly-half in the Six Nations defeat by England at Twickenham.

He was left out by Wales for the summer tour of Australia and the autumn campaign in November.

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