Stoke City and T&T striker Kenwyne Jones signed for the Cardiff City yesterday in a move that saw Cardiff Nigerian international forward Peter Odemwingie joining Stoke in a swap deal.Jones, 29, was frozen out at Stoke after refusing to play against Liverpool last weekend while Odemwingie, 32, struggled at Cardiff since joining in the summer and was out of favour under new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Announcing the move on their website, Cardiff City said: "Kenwyne Jones' move from Stoke City to the club has today been finalised, subject to Football Association clearance. The striker will be available for selection for the first time Saturday in the Barclays Premier League home game against Norwich City."
Jones became the Potters' record signing when he joined them in August 2010 from Sunderland for �8m and went on to score 26 goals in 115 appearances and had netted five times in seven matches this season.Cardiff also confirmed the exhange deal on their Twitter feed.News about the two players swapping clubs emerged on Saturday when Stoke announced they had reached an agreement with Cardiff.Jones had not been involved in either of the Potters' two games prior to that, with him having sent a text message to Hughes the night before the clash with Liverpool on January 12 to say he was unavailable for the fixture.That resulted in the 29-year-old T&T international being fined two weeks' wages and meant he was not considered for selection for the next match, against Crystal Palace.