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Wilfried Bony

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demotw said:
19m for bony?

15m towsend, 4m fyers - jobs a good un
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Yes I would be all in for this. We are ahead on transfers this summer anyway. So two squad players out for a possible starter. Even though he has looked like he cant hit a bard door so far this season.
 
harr1984 said:
Well they are actually in for a striker, is there any evidence to suggest we are?
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No, but in more than one topic people have said "goons will probably get him" as far I can remember they never seem to go after the same players as us. Just find the comment a bit defeatist. Have some positivity! :)
 
On SSN at the moment "Swansea are definitely hopeful of keeping him" :-k

Also say he has a £19m buyout but I think we already knew that.
 
Sandman said:
No, but in more than one topic people have said "goons will probably get him" as far I can remember they never seem to go after the same players as us. Just find the comment a bit defeatist. Have some positivity! :)
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Ha Im not being negative mate, I dont think we're looking for a striker thats all. Im not saying 'I bet he ends up somewhere else instead of us knowing our luck', simply think Arsenal want a striker and he'd probably fit their profile especially with what will be available at this late stage. I also highly doubt we are looking at any strikers....
 
Thing is wouldn't there be more sky sources saying we are after Bony if we were actually after him?

Edit: I do know deals being made will then trigger other deals being made but I just think we are leaving it a little late to spend £20m on a deal. More like a loan deal for smaller amounts might be more realistic.
 
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It's written by Stobart so it might be worth paying attention to

Liverpool and Tottenham to battle for Bony

The Swansea City striker only signed a new four-year contract in November but is a target for the Premier League big guns as they look to boost their attacking options

Liverpool and Tottenham are ready to test Swansea City’s resolve to keep Wilfried Bony by bidding for the striker in the January transfer window, Goal understands.

Bony only signed a new four-year contract with Swansea last month but that will not stop the Ivorian attracting attention in the New Year as Liverpool and Spurs try to boost their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Both clubs made approaches to Swansea for Bony over the summer but pulled out of deals after turning up their noses at Swansea’s £20 million asking price.

Swansea manager Garry Monk has warned it would take an “astronomical” fee for the club to sell their star striker in January, when Bony will leave to play for Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Arsenal and Emirates Marketing Project have also been linked with the Bony, but Liverpool and Tottenham would both be able to offer the 26-year-old a regular starting spot as they look to bolster their attacking options.

Bony is a proven goalscorer having netted 33 times since signing for Swansea in a £12m deal from Vitesse in July 2013, while he is the leading scorer in the Premier League in 2014 with 19 goals this calendar year.



Liverpool have struggled badly in attack following the summer departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona and without main striker Daniel Sturridge, who has been injured for most of campaign.

Mario Balotelli arrived for £16m from Milan but is yet to score in nine Premier League appearances, with the Reds scoring just 19 goals in 15 league matches this term.

Brendan Rodgers is a long-term admirer of Bony and again bemoaned the lack of goals in his side after Liverpool’s Champions League exit against Basel on Tuesday.

The Reds spent around £120m on new players over the summer and it is unclear whether owners Fenway Sports Group would sign off another big-money signing, especially with Belgian forward Divock Origi joining the club from Lille when his loan spell expires at the end of the season.

Tottenham have also struggled in front of goal. They are the second lowest scorers in the top 10 of the Premier League, with strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado scoring just three times between them this season.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is desperate for a quality striker to lead the line and Bony would fit the bill and, crucially, is proven in England. Several of Tottenham’s signings from the last two summer transfer windows have arrived from foreign clubs and failed to settle at White Hart Lane.

But there will be a premium on Bony to prize him away from Swansea in January, with Monk confident last week that the Welsh club would keep their star man.

"It would take an astronomical fee for him [Bony] to go anywhere," Monk said.

"We are not a selling club, we don't need to sell. We are very much committed with our players and they are committed to us and that's how we move on."
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http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3447...verpool-spurs-to-battle-for-bony?ICID=SP_HN_1
 
He'd cost us 25-odd million in the summer if he carries on like this. With the premium Swansea will put on him in January, we'd be looking at a record transfer fee paid for the guy if we actually decide to make a move.

Hence, extremely unlikely.
 
He scores most of his goals from crosses,pull backs and corners..........our weaknessess are getting to the by-line,crossing the ball and corners........perhaps we should sign Moreneo,Dyer and Routledge as well.....other wise it be pointless....
 
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