MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 26: Wilfried Bony (3rd R) of Manchester City celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium on December 26, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Manchester City er i gang med at skille sig af med en række spillere, og Wilfried Bony er blevet den næste i rækken.
Wilfried Bony skal i den kommende sæson spille for Stoke City, som han skifter til på en lejeaftale. Stoke City betaler 2 millioner pund for at leje ham sæsonen ud.
BREAKING | #SCFC delighted to announce the season-long loan signing of @wilfriedbony from @ManCity pic.twitter.com/0I0FO81UDd
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) 31. august 2016
Wilfried Bony har ikke udsigt til spilletid under Pep Guardiola, og han er derfor blevet sendt på lån til Stoke City. Han har spillet 46 kampe for Manchester City og scoret 11 mål.
Udover Wilfried Bony er Joe Hart også blevet sendt på lån fra Manchester City, og det forventes, at Samir Nasri også skifter på en lejeaftale.
Mark Hughes fortæller herunder, hvad han tænker om handlen, som han har udtalt til Stoke Citys hjemmeside.
“Bringing Wilfried in was a no-brainer for us to be perfectly honest, because he knows the Premier League and has scored plenty of goals at this level.”
“He has power, speed and very good physical attributes which will undoubtedly help us, and his technical and finishing skills are outstanding too.”
“Eighteen months ago he was being bought for a hugely significant amount of money, so we know that we are bringing in a top quality striker.”
“Everybody is aware of Wilfried and what he is capable of, and it was no surprise that one of the bigger clubs came in for him on the back of his performances for Swansea – the only surprise has been that he didn’t enjoy the success with Manchester City that we all thought he would.”
