City agree £30m fee with Swansea for Bony

Sied said:
What makes you say that out of interest? I'd say there similar traits are the way they creates chances for themselves without necessarily relying on reliable supply, create space for themselves and their team mates, are strong and quick with low centers of gravity, can hold up the ball well, strong finishers, etc. Dzeko doesn't tick too many of those boxes imo.
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I don't think Bony is particularly mobile and I don't think he's particularly fussed about dribbling either, which are the two main reasons why I don't think he's like Agüero. He drops deeper instead of playing on the shoulder and I think he's more of a target man like Džeko.

But I think it's more that he's basically a hybrid of both rather than a clone of either.
 
Swansea spent £12m signing Bony. His value has surely at least doubled since that. Factor in the fact it's January, Swansea have no pressing financial problems and it's City buying then £30m is a reasonable enough price.

I'm happy with the prospect of his signing. A proven goalscorer and I believe he has it in him to maintain his form whoever he is playing for. We're getting about £25m for Negredo so considering he is younger then it's a good bit of business as far as I'm concerned. We have three strikers. Aguero is injury prone. Dzeko is inconsistent, has struggled with injuries this season and although he has performed admirably in the past when called upon you're never fully confident with his ability to start a big match. Jovetic isn't really a striker and certainly cannot play up top on his own. So a striker is definitely needed. And Bony is one of the best we could sign right now I imagine.
 
He probably is overpriced, but not by much. Considering his goals record over the last couple of years you'd be expecting to pay £25m so £30m isn't that ridiculous. He's a good player and will do a good job for City. Can't see Jovetic being there next season either so its a decent signing all round.
 
Señor said:
What makes Sturridge so much better than Bony? I agree that he's better but it's not as far as many would think.
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His passing, dribbling, technique, he's quicker, vision, etc. Sturridge is the better footballer by a distance.
 
Barney said:
His passing, dribbling, technique, he's quicker, vision, etc. Sturridge is the better footballer by a distance.
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Bony isn't a player whose game is based on passing, dribbling, pace, vision etc. there are plenty of strikers who are better than Bony regards that in Europe's top leagues. Sturridge is a more complete player, sure, but when it comes to performing their role for the team it's difficult to split them.
 
Andy_Cole said:
Would've been a good signing for Liverpool. Exactly what they need. You're going to get a downgrade and buy Berahino now.
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No he's not. He'd creatre more problems for us. I don't want Berahino either so hopefully Spurs beat us to him. His off field issues should hopefully put us off.
 
I like him as a player, but will he suit City? If you look at Bony, he's incredible at holding up the ball and bringing others into to play. At Swansea, he has a lot of players running in behind him, such as Moreno, Routledge, Dyer, Sigurdsson, where his great hold up play comes to use. At City - however, they don't really have runners off the ball, and Bony often likes to go towards the ball, rather than away from it.
 
BobbyManc said:
Bony isn't a player whose game is based on passing, dribbling, pace, vision etc. there are plenty of strikers who are better than Bony regards that in Europe's top leagues. Sturridge is a more complete player, sure, but when it comes to performing their role for the team it's difficult to split them.
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It's not. Sturridge is one of the best centre forwards in the league, Bony is a significant step down in quality. Sturridge offers so much more than Bony while still scoring more goals than Bony does.
 
I wonder what Barney would be saying if the thread title had Liverpool in place of City.
 
Barney said:
It's not. Sturridge is one of the best centre forwards in the league, Bony is a significant step down in quality. Sturridge offers so much more than Bony while still scoring more goals than Bony does.
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I'd have to agree with this. Plus Sturridge fits nicely into homegrown category. Something that Man. City could do well with
 
£30m isn't too bad imo. I think Bony has the ability to step up another level. Good signing for them.
 
Barney said:
It's not. Sturridge is one of the best centre forwards in the league, Bony is a significant step down in quality. Sturridge offers so much more than Bony while still scoring more goals than Bony does.
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He really isn't a 'significant' step down in quality and Bony is evidently one of the best strikers in the league as well.

Joemo said:
Valencia have an option to buy him for about £22m i think.
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Not worth anything like £30m in a realistic market but City need a striker and they're paying for historically inflating the market for less than world class players.

I said it all last year that Bony is a really strange one. He barely runs at all and his technique isn't the best so he'll invariably look awful on a pitch but he's strong as an ox and he's actually very good with the ball at his feet in terms of holding it up and laying it off. Couldn't believe he'd scored 25 goals last season but he did it. Certainly knows where the goal is and you'd imagine he'll thrive playing with better players and getting more chances (though Swansea were set up perfectly for him).

Either that or he'll be the next Benjani at City which would be fine for me.
 
Rado_N said:
If you had done he'd no doubt have become world class over night.
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Sure, whatever you say.

BobbyManc said:
He really isn't a 'significant' step down in quality and Bony is evidently one of the best strikers in the league as well.



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Wouldn't have him anywhere near the best strikers in the league. Aguero and an on form Rooney are in a league of their own, then you have the likes of Costa and Sturridge and I'd put Bony a level below them.
 
Good player in my opinion and if he has a full season playing upfront for city, i can see him scoring 30+ goals.
 
Scored wherever he has been. The price seems excessive though for a player who won't be first choice when all their strikers are fit. Bony has that great knack of looking anything but a footballer for long periods of a game before popping up with a goal or two.
 
I think he'll be a good signing for them, if a bit overpriced. Think he's good enough to start for them with Aguero and he'll obviously score goals.

buckooo1978 said:
I rate Bony in the same way I rated Demba Ba at Newcastle.....good solid attacking player but 30 million does seem excessive......nice to see someone else pay Manchester United prices

obviously a talented player but considerably better than Dzeko? (no) Jovetic? (yes) and Negredo? (not really - not sure why they got shot of him)

I do find this strange considering his availability - Aguero's fitness for the last 18 months has been awful
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I think Jovetic is better than Dzeko and Negredo.
 
People are saying Citeh have spent too much as we prepare to splash £44m on Falcao...

In those terms City got a bargain!
 
JUPITER said:
People are saying Citeh have spent too much as we prepare to splash £44m on Falcao...

In those terms City got a bargain!
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Falcao was one of, if not the best striker(s) in the world before his injury. Bony, whilst good, will never reach that level.
 
A downgrade on Negredo. And worse than Dzeko.

No idea how this signing makes any sense.
 
Revan said:
A downgrade on Negredo. And worse than Dzeko.

No idea how this signing makes any sense.
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Negredo may be the better all round player but they already have a top class all round striker in Aguero. Pellegrini seems to want another striker who can score goals week in, week out and Bony is more likely to do that than either Negredo or Dzeko imo.
 
JUPITER said:
People are saying Citeh have spent too much as we prepare to splash £44m on Falcao...

In those terms City got a bargain!
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We're preparing a £44m bid for Falcao? Got a legitimate source (Sky, BBC) or are you quoting that amount to suit your point?
 
sizzling sausages said:
Falcao was one of, if not the best striker(s) in the world before his injury. Bony, whilst good, will never reach that level.
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Was he though? And even if he was, how long does he get to dine out on past achievements? That's for the Falcao thread, I guess.

What I will say is that Bony's stats are very impressive everywhere he's been -

Sparta Prague - played 59 scored 22
Vitesse - played 65 scored 46
Swansea - played 54 scored 22

And he's just turned 26 and is PL proven. He's a far greater threat than Falcao imo.
 
JUPITER said:
Was he though? And even if he was, how long does he get to dine out on past achievements? That's for the Falcao thread, I guess.

What I will say is that Bony's stats are very impressive everywhere he's been -

Sparta Prague - played 59 scored 22
Vitesse - played 65 scored 46
Swansea - played 54 scored 22

And he's just turned 26 and is PL proven. He's a far greater threat than Falcao imo.
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I'm done.
 
JUPITER said:
Was he though? And even if he was, how long does he get to dine out on past achievements? That's for the Falcao thread, I guess.

What I will say is that Bony's stats are very impressive everywhere he's been -

Sparta Prague - played 59 scored 22
Vitesse - played 65 scored 46
Swansea - played 54 scored 22

And he's just turned 26 and is PL proven. He's a far greater threat than Falcao imo.
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Good striker and ok price. They have the money and they dont care.

They have a nice set of strikers now, Bony offers something different and isnt injury prone. I dont think he will flop, he is quality and pretty reliable, you know what you get from him. On his day he is unstoppabble. I see him in front of Dzeko, not just because he stays injury free most of the time.
 
Apparently he was the top scorer in the PL for the 2014 calender year. The fee appears rather high but an established premier league striker is probably worth that much to a lot of clubs. Thanks again Arsene!
 
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