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Swansea City Near Bony Deal

08 July 2013 - 17:15

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins claimed that the club is close to acquiring the Ivory Coast international striker Wilfried Bony. Jenkins revealed that Swansea are prepared to make a club-record bid of £13.8 million for the Vitesse striker.

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The 24-year-old impressed hugely last season as he scored 31 goals in 30 games in Eredivisie for Vitesse, winning the Dutch Footballer of the Year award, with his team finishing fourth.<br />

Bony&rsquo;s agent, Francis Kacou, wasn&rsquo;t very happy with Vitesse&rsquo;s demands that stalled the deal but the Swansea chairman is hopeful of closing the deal for Bony. He told De Telegraaf:<br />

"As long there's not signed, there's no agreement"<br />

"But it's now up to a few details. We want this finished around [Monday] lunchtime. We're talking about the final deals with his manager, but that won't be a problem. <br /> <br /> "He could get his medical in the Netherlands and join the team after that."<br />

Swansea also have a bid accepted by Lyon for striker Bafetimbi Gomis but Jenkins insists that the club would buy only one striker this summer.<br />

"We had a bid accepted for the player [Gomis] but, if we sign Bony, it is unlikely we will sign both&rdquo;

Written by Chandraket Mall