Wishlist Wilfried Bony

[Stats 7,140]

I don't understand why Bony would want to join City. He's unlikely to start every week unless of course, Pellegrini wants to ditch either Dzeko or Jovetic OR is thinking of going back to his gung-ho-ish 4-4-2.

I get the trophies and Champions League football part, but it almost feels wasteful for first-choice material player to be on the bench half of the time.

He won't start every game but he will start enough. City are a bigger club who are competing for the major trophies. Dzeko, when fit was getting criticized. Right now, Bony is ahead of Dzeko in the pecking order for City. IMO he is better as well. City will have Bony and Aguero as the two up front in many games. Jovetic is good but not good enough compared to Dzeko and Bony. What they are getting in Bony is a player who is a proven PL goalscorer. His hold up play and all round play will suit Aguero well. Perfectly understandable, especially considering that Aguero is some what injury prone.

Remember when Negredo was there, how many games he started and scored. They have not properly replaced him and imo Bony is better than Negredo anyway.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Remember when Negredo was there, how many games he started and scored. They have not properly replaced him and imo Bony is better than Negredo anyway.

Yeah but once Aguero was fit, Negredo was out. Albeit, injury played its part but he never got a look-in ahead of a fit Aguero. I don't think they'll go 4-4-2 either with Bony and Aguero holding an attacking line. City just don't see to be set up for a conventional 4-4-2. Not to mention, Bony doesn't even feature for City until Feb potentially. By then he may not even get a look in.

[Stats 7,140]

Yeah but once Aguero was fit, Negredo was out. Albeit, injury played its part but he never got a look-in ahead of a fit Aguero. I don't think they'll go 4-4-2 either with Bony and Aguero holding an attacking line. City just don't see to be set up for a conventional 4-4-2. Not to mention, Bony doesn't even feature for City until Feb potentially. By then he may not even get a look in.

Negredo and Aguero played many games together. They were considered one of the most lethal partnership in Europe and scored bagful of goals together. They scored over 20 goals together with both of them in the same team. Of course they can do the same with Bony otherwise they would not be spending £30m on him now considering the FFP so they are going to be careful who they splash big money on. Bony and Aguero, on paper looks a lethal partnership.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Maybe we could just say he is not that ambitious to play every week. Double or triple your wage, is very appealing for every player playing for mid table club though.

[Toli 977]

Fee agreed between City and Swansea. Reported to be 30 m

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11731/9641074/manchester-city-agree-fee-with-swansea-for-ivory-coast-striker-wilfried-bony

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30767719

[special Eden 78]

I really hope they get Bony if the fee is 30£m! Fantastic striker, but he's not better than Aguero and Dzeko. Aguero to RM in the summer maybe?

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

crazy sum for a backup striker

[BlueLion. 21,491]

What a waste.

I'd take Jovetic though....

[LondonsFinest 692]

Dzeko to leave. Imo.

[lucio 5,418]

i think benteke is better. dzeko too. bony should be like £17-20m

[Toli 977]

I do think that Bony is better than Dzeko though. He is more mobile, can combinate better and is more clinical. I think he is the missing piece that City need in attack, when Agüero is missing. And they will get the money back by selling Negredo and jovetic, so they arent really overspending. Bony could be a big hit for them and I can see him flourish under this City side. Futhermore he is sitll quite young at 26.

[Stats 7,140]

LOL, people going to be really surprised when they find out Bony starts a lot of games. Do you really think City are paying this much to leave him on the bench? Like I was saying a few posts earlier, Negredo and Aguero struck up a brilliant partnership. Bony's hold up play and general all round play is perfect for Aguero to run off. People are really naive if people are assuming he is a back up player. No chance. Some games he will be rotated. We spent £16m on Luis and he is a back up, not really rotation is he?

So why is City spending £30m on Bony a waste? For a start when Dzeko was in the team this season he was regularly inconsistent and a lot of the games average and they ended up dropping him. Bony is arguably better than Dzeko right now. Bony scored 27 goals for Swansea last season. 16 in the league. This season he already has 9 in the league.

How is that a waste? Yes the fee is high but that is the modern day value these days. We spent £30m on Willian. United spent over £60m on ADM. City, if they were more clinical yesterday would have won that game. Maybe they just need another quality striker.

Come the end of the season, Dzeko or more likely Jovetic will leave anyway. They then have 3 quality strikers. Aguero, Bony and Dzeko. It seems that because he is coming from Swansea the fee is too much when the reality is he a quality forward.

[didierforever 7,349]

i think benteke is better. dzeko too. bony should be like £17-20m

both are debatable. to be fair, i would take bony over both. benteke seems to have a moment of magic while bony seems to be far more consistent. maybe that can be cos benteke plays for villa who are shit and he gets no service.

but totally agree that anything over 20 mil is too much,

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

Get the feeling that Pelligrini both wants to strengthen his overall attacking force and if he was willing to spend so much money on first choice material, either City know Aguero is going to have a niggling knee injury all season, or they are fully expecting him to depart in the summer.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

In the end it could turn to be title deciding move. If you score goals you win games and Bony does that.

If City win title, 30m will be piss in lake.

We have problems with creating width, but we dont do anything to solve it.