Stoke and Cardiff complete Odemwingie and Kenwyne Jones swap

The Nigerian departs Wales after an unsuccessful six-month spell as the Trinidad and Tobago international heads in the other direction, ending a three-and-a-half-year Potters stay

Stoke City have announced the completion of a deal that sees Kenwyne Jones and Cardiff City forward Peter Odemwingie swap clubs.

Nigeria international Odemwingie, who only moved to the Bluebirds from West Brom last September, has signed an 18-month deal at the Britannia Stadium and is expected to be available for the Potters' Premier League game at Sunderland on Wednesday.

His arrival sees Jones, an £8 million arrival from Sunderland in August 2010, move in the opposite direction.


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Stoke manager Mark Hughes expressed his excitement at the capture of Odemwingie, who scored a solitary Premier League goal for Cardiff in 15 appearances, telling the club's official website: "We're delighted to have signed Peter.

"Things haven't perhaps gone as well for him at Cardiff as he would have hoped and he's really keen to start afresh with us.

"He has a good goalscoring record in the Premier League and will bring a different dimension to our attacking options.

"I've no doubts he will prove to be an excellent addition to our squad."

Tony Scholes, Stoke's chief executive, confirmed that the club had been keen to land Odemwingie in the previous transfer window.

"We were interested in signing Peter last summer when he left West Brom but we're really pleased to have finally secured his services," he remarked.