Wilfried Bony: Swansea complete club-record £12m signing
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Swansea City have completed the club-record signing of Wilfried Bony from Dutch top-flight side Vitesse Arnhem for £12m, subject to a work permit.
Striker Bony, who has signed a four-year contract, scored 31 goals in 30 league appearances last season.
West Ham also made an offer for the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international but Swansea won the race for his signature with a higher bid.
He said: "I've wanted to play in the Premier League for a long time."
Bony becomes Swansea's seventh permanent summer signing.
The Premier League club have also recruited Jonjo Shelvey from Liverpool, Alejandro Pozuelo and Jose Canas from Real Betis, Jordi Amat from Espanyol, Gregor Zabret from NK Domzale and Alex Gogic from Olympiakos.
Midfielder Jonathan de Guzman has also rejoined the club on a season-long loan from Villarreal.
The investment in the squad is a show of support for manager Michael Laudrup, who had said the Liberty Stadium outfit would have to strengthen for the 2013-14 campaign to build on last season's success.
Swansea won the Capital One Cup - beating Liverpool and Chelsea on the way to lifting the trophy - to qualify for the Europa League and finished ninth in the Premier League table.
Bony's arrival - in a deal that could rise depending on add-ons - is intended to take some of the pressure for goals off Swansea's Spanish attacker Michu, who scored 22 times for the club last season.
The pacy and powerful Bony was named Dutch footballer of the year for 2012-13 and had spells at Issia Wazi, in his homeland, and Sparta Prague before joining Vitesse Arnhem in January 2011.
He spent a brief period on trial at Liverpool in 2007 but failed to earn a contract.
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apparently this is the second time laudrup's bought him, the first time he forgot to save and it crashed
Incredible stats, especially considering he's still fairly young. I'm not a Swansea fan, but I'm impressed by their rise up the leagues and some of the signings they've made for bargain prices. The attractive football that they play only adds to their likeability.
Astles forehead
3 Minutes ago
Crikey, big money for a club with no turnover or fanbase! Best of luck with administration.........
So £45,000,000 is no turnover? MUPPET! Swansea are one of the few teams with no debt - watch out for the Cardiff Redbirds - massively in debt and paying huge fees for lesser players!
If Bony is even half as good as Michu the two of them up front together can cause real damage.
It will be great seeing them in the Europa league, showcasing their football in Europe.
Transfer campaign going well, midfield nicely stacked now: Britton, Ki, DeGuz, Jonjo, Canas, Pozuelho. Just need another good winger to supplement Pablo, Routledge and Dyer, plus back-up at centre forward and right back, and we're done.
Onward Swans!
downing = 18 mil
zaha = 17 mil
shelvy = 5 mil
torres = 50 mil
trust me 12 mil is not a lot for Bony.
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solidgold
1 Minute ago
7 signings only 1 englishman. says it all.
I think the Swans have made some sensible signings and will be a threat to most teams in the EPL this season.
With their rise in the prem (resulting in more air time) and increased TV revenue, they can more than afford this. To say otherwise is embarrassing.
12m is a bargain. Proven in the PL or not, Bony is not going to forget how to hit a ball. Swansea's passing and setup will give him all the delivery he needs.
Swansea the Welsh Barcelona
Once rodgers, pascoe and allen were gone, Swansea won their 1st ever major trophy and qualified for Europe.
Swansea will need to stregthen as they saw what happened to NUFC in the league whilst playing on Thursday nights.
CaptainFantastic
3 Minutes ago
49.notabelieva
6 Minutes ago ----------- Bet you wouldn't say that in Cardiff though would you. Doubt that very much.
Why wouldn't I say it in Cardiff??? Please share some of your waccy baccy with the rest of us because it is really altering your perception of reality!
Good luck Swansea Bony, we wish you the best we can. (Though I'm not a Swansea fan - well a bit.)