Jones becomes County assistant

Former Real Madrid and Everton winger Royston Drenthe has agreed a two-year contract to join Championship side Reading.

The 26-year-old Dutchman will join the Royals on a free transfer from Russian side Alania Vladikavkaz after agreeing a deal at the Madejski Stadium which could be extended by a further year.

The move is subject to international clearance from the Russian football authorities and Alania.

Drenthe joined Real from Feyenoord in 2007 and was loaned out to Goodison Park in 2011, scoring three goals in 21 appearances for David Moyes' side.

The one-time Holland international moved to Russia in February but could not help Alania escape relegation.

He is the Royals' second signing of the summer, joining full-back Wayne Bridge, as manager Nigel Adkins plots an immediate return to the Premier League.

Jones, who made over 100 appearances for the Magpies between 1969-1973, will join Kiwomya in the dug-out as the manager takes charge of his first full season at Meadow Lane.

Jones was Neil Warnock's assistant at the club during their double play-off success in the early 1990s and has had spells at the helm of Mansfield, Peterborough, while also being number two at Derby and Nottingham Forest.

A County statement read: "Everyone at Meadow Lane would like to welcome Mick back to the club and wish him all the very best in the future campaign."