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DREAM
TEAM
DAVE Jones will
be named the
new Cardiff City
■ Jones’ three-year
deal to follow Lennie
manager today on
a three-year con-
tract – and striker

■ Ugarte tipped to
Juan Ugarte is tipped
to be on board in 48
hours’ time.
The Bluebirds were
due to hold a press con-
ference this afternoon, to
confirm Jones as the suc-
cessor to Lennie Lawrence.
follow in 48 hours covered that City are pre-
It follows the Echo’s ex-
EXCLUSIVE pared to off-load Premier-
clusive revelations that the Mark Bloom ship target Cameron
former Wolverhampton boss mark.bloom@wme.co.uk Jerome, as well as Alan
held secret talks with Sam Lee and Andy Campbell in
Hammam and Peter Ridsdale Alonso play for Liverpool a reshuffle to coincide
at a London hotel last against AC Milan in tonight’s with Ugarte’s expected
week. Champions League final – but arrival.
But in an added twist we has promised Hammam a de- City hope that the cap-
can also reveal that Wrex- cision by Friday at the ture of a new manager and  

ham’s Spanish marksman
Ugarte was at Ninian Park
yesterday, where he was
offered a lucrative deal to
come to City.
He has travelled to Istan-
bul to watch his pal Xabi
latest.
Lawrence had an influence
in the Ugarte discussions yes-
terday, despite having been
relieved of the manager’s job
the day before.
And we have also dis-
striker will spark a rush in  
early season ticket sales,
vital for cashflow
throughout the summer
months, with movement
sluggish so far on that
front.
 
    

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