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Cardiff City transfer news: Neil Warnock scores third signing in two days as Marouane Chamakh joins

Moroccan international, Sol Bamba and Junior Hoilett arrive in South Wales as Bluebirds try to recover from awful start

Jamie Gordon

Published: 13:44, 7 Oct 2016
Updated: 13:08, 11 Oct 2016

MOROCCAN international Marouane Chamakh will join fellow free agents Sol Bamba and Junior Hoilett at Cardiff.

Neil Warnock has been in the job for just two days but has already added the trio to his squad.

Chamakh had a trial with West Brom after leaving Crystal Palace

Sol Bamba left Leeds by mutual consent earlier this season — Sol Bamba left Leeds by mutual consent earlier this seasonCredit: Getty Images

Ivorian defender scored five goals for the Whites — Ivorian defender scored five goals for the WhitesCredit: Reuters

The veteran boss, 67, took over from Paul Trollope with the Bluebirds sat 23rd in the table following a terrible run.

And he has immediately set to work - adding pace with Hoilett and depth at centre-back in ex-Leeds skipper Bamba.

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Chamakh - who was released by Crystal Palace - will add experience up top with Rickie Lambert, who is the Bluebirds' top scorer with two goals.

He was injured early in West Brom's friendly against FC Pune in a failed trial at The Hawthorns.

Neil Warnock took over at Cardiff with a strong track record of success - and a knack for controversy — Neil Warnock took over at Cardiff with a strong track record of success - and a knack for controversyCredit: PA:Press Association

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Bamba - a 44-cap Ivory Cost international - left Leeds by mutual consent earlier in the season for "personal reasons."

Hoilett, meanwhile, was released by QPR after failing to rediscover the early promise he showed at Blackburn.

Warnock had promised fans he would be adding at least two players before next week's Severnside derby against Bristol City.

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