Stoke sign striker Jones for 8 mln pounds

London: Stoke City broke their club transfer record to sign Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones for eight million pounds (USD 12.55 million) on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old lanky Trinidad and Tobago international has signed a four-year contract and tops Stoke`s previous record of six million pounds paid for defender Robert Huth from Middlesbrough."Kenwyne is unplayable on his day which is why this is a fantastic signing for this football club," Stoke manager Tony Pulis told the club`s website. Jones, who moved to Southampton from Trinidad in 2004 before joining Sunderland in 2007 for six million pounds, could feature in Stoke`s Premier League season opener at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. "The fact that I know the manager, some of the players and the place so well has obviously been an influence upon me coming here," said Jones, who scored three times in a 13-game loan spell at Stoke in 2005."This is an exciting new chapter in my career and I want to do my best for a club that has clearly had great success since I was last here." Jones scored 26 goals in 94 appearances in all competitions for Sunderland. Bureau Report