Thursday, July 11, 2013
More transfer news: Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony confirms Swansea City move for a record breaking £12m
Ivory Coast international and
former Vitesse Arnhem pstriker Wilfried Bony has signed for Swansea City from Vitesse
Arnhem.
The Swans completed the £12m club
record signing for the 24-year-old striker from the Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.
Bony's transfer is still subject to work permit clearance but he has passed a
medical at the club's pre-season training camp in the Netherlands.
Swansea City broke club record as
they paid £12 million ($17.9 million, 13.9 million euros) to seal the deal for
the Vitesse Arnhem striker, Bony’s new deal exceeds the £5.5 million paid for
Spanish winger Pablo Hernandez last year.
Bony scored 31 goals in 30
Eredivisie games last season and clinched the top scorer award and the Dutch
player of the year title.
Bony signed a four-year contract at
the Welsh club's pre-season training camp in the Netherlands, they said on
their website swanseacity.net.
"This move has been talked
about for quite some time, so I am delighted it is all completed," said
Bony, who is nicknamed "Daddy Cool" in the Netherlands.
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