we all know we are desperate for a big striker and although I think Benteke is out of Mr shorts spending I did hear Wilfred Bony could be available for £13m. I don't see why we can't bid for him I also think this would be a better buy than sahko anyone else read where Bony is available for £13m
This is on transfer thread and in a few papers, would be criminal if we didn't go for the lad. He's opposite to Defoe, he's strong, he's athletic, he's proven and he would change the whole dimension of our attacking options. Given that Moyes signed Lukaku, I'm sure we must, must get involved in the fight for this lad.
I feel maybe the lowered fee is as they know wages will make it hard to shift. He's probably worth closer to £20million, so there's a bit of an offset there, smart by City and in reality likely will see the fee edge up in a bidding war.
very good player Bony in my opinion. Who else is there ? Sakho failed his medical at WBA, Berihino ? he is good, if it meant selling Kone for say £14 m for Bony , I like Kone but it is easier to get a defender in than striker.
It's a player we should at least make inquires about. Strikers who can score goals in this league cost money, it's as simple as that.
I think its a good point, if Kone was to go then a big signing of a Striker like Bony or Benteke would help justify the Kone sale to the fans. Again wages will be the issue not the fee.
Kone shouldn't be sold, we shouldn't need to sell to buy. We lost £28 million or so last year? Well the wage bill is slashed, and the new TV deal is worth supposedly £70 million extra or so, we should be home free from here, and able to buy.
Bony would be a cracking signing for someone. Another player whose wasted part of his career signing for man city.
This go too solution of a big striker, tends to overestimate their value, and in todays market most proven ones are well beyond our pocket. Perhaps the answer might be to look for players with that knack of scoring goals in the lower leagues, and use Borini and Watmore together up front in away games when and if Defoe needs a breather. Give our scouts or Moyes ? time to find an alternative to risking the kitty on one big gamble. For in my opinion Bonny comes with a risk, as does Benteke.
This is it like. McCormack just went for £12million plus. He's a very good player to be fair but he's never touched the top league.
Fair do's there is no easy answer to striker problems, Danny, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch proved the point, but Man City failures fill me with dread, dont know why.
I think Bony went City for the right reasons. Thought he'd be a good option, thought he'd get games etc, believed he was good enough. I think the thought process behind a failed move is the key factor, ahead of the actual success or failure, if you are looking to be the 'club after'. We took Johnson, who was similar to Bony in that he went as he thought it was his level, and for all he was patchy, he was also massive, the lad won us an incredible amount of points.
Still fuming about AJ. What a nugget. Loved him as a player. May have been lazy at times but compared to Lens he was like Mr. Enthusism
