Manchester City have
completed the signing of striker
Wilfried Bony from Swansea
City .
The Premier League champions
finally reached an agreement with the Welsh side over a
€35 million fee on Saturday evening , and the Ivory Coast
international has now penned terms on a €95,000-a-week
contract.
Injury to topscorer Sergio Aguero, coupled with the lack of
form and fitness of Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic, forced
Manuel Pellegrini to field James Milner up front recently
but City have moved quickly to secure a player they hope
can boost their strike force in the race for the Premier
League title.
Bony, who could be unavailable until mid-February if Ivory
Coast reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, was
the Premier League's topscorer in 2014 with 20 goals,
meaning City now have the three leading scorers of the
past year on their books (Bony, Aguero, Yaya Toure).
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The 26-year-old's base salary of €95,000 is believed to be
roughly what Matija Nastasic earned, with the Serbian
defender moving to Schalke on loan earlier in the window
as City look to balance their books with Financial Fair
Play in mind.
"Wilfried could well be the difference in the title race,
that's what City see in him," said Swansea boss Garry
Monk of his former charge, who scored 34 goals in 70
appearances in all competitions since joining from Vitesse
- who are due to receive 10 per cent of the transfer fee.
"I can see why their interest is there, he gets you goals. He
can improve on certain things but the bottom line is he is
a goalscorer and it's obviously what they want him for."
