on 11 august 2013, cardiff city confirmed that they had signed medel from sevilla for a club record £11 million fee on a four-year deal. he made his debut for the club on 17 august, in a 2–0 defeat against west ham united. he made his home debut at the cardiff city stadium on 25 august, in a 3–2 win against manchester city. medel played all 90 minutes and received the fans' man of the match award.