What a positive indictment of our club , as opposed to some others who have a player looking for a "bigger" club to come in for him Bony has signed a four-year deal with Swansea. New Swansea City signing Wilfried Bony has revealed he turned down offers from elsewhere in England before becoming The Swans' record signing, after being linked with moves to Chelsea and West Ham United. Bony has penned a four-year deal at the Liberty Stadium, joining the League Cup winners for £12m to become Michael Laudrup's seventh signing of the summer transfer window. The 24 year old was linked with moves to both Chelsea and West Ham throughout the summer transfer window and upon clinching his move to Swansea, Bony has admitted he received other others from rivals English clubs. "This move has been talked about for quite some time, so I am delighted it is all completed,'' Bony said. "Now it is important that I focus my mind on the challenge ahead because I hope to make the Swansea fans very happy. "I watched Swansea a lot last season on TV. They have some good players and I like the way they play. I appreciate the style, which is similar to the Dutch way, and I think being at Swansea will help me develop as a player. "I believe it's the right step for me; the perfect move. I had a lot of offers from all across the world, including England, France, Ukraine, Russia and the UAE. "But I chose Swansea because it is a good club with a corresponding style, a great manager and, of course, playing in the Premier League. I considered everything and Swansea came out on top.'' The ex-Sparta Prague forward scored 31 goals in 30 games last season and claimed the Dutch Player of the Year award, sparking interest from both Chelsea and West Ham among others. While Chelsea are seeking an accomplice to Fernando Torres and Demba Ba, both of whom misfired last season, West Ham are keen to recruit a second striker in the window despite signing Andy Carroll from Liverpool.
If it helps Vetch, take off the £5.5 Million we had for Graham in January, then he has only cost £6.5 Million!..........................
Ha,ha,with that kind of financial logic,Dragon,it won't be long before Tan head hunts you to be his whiz kid at Legoland.
No way. If Ash is being sold, then the money will be spent on an excellent Spanish CD Edit: It's going to be hard for Ash to decide whether to stay or to go. The upcoming season must be one off the most exciting in the clubs history. It's that or a final payday....
I think ash will be gone if the value is met, I think his agent dropped the big hint a few months back but to me it looks like he will be going as a third choice, if I was him I'd stay here but I have faith in laudrup to replace him if he decides to move . We might get a centre half who is good at high balls and set piece play then,which would solve a long standing weakness for us. I'm happy either way .ash is good but is a quiet captain and has more lapses defensively than a lot of other players, if arsenal give us 10m I'd be reasonably happy
