Stoke City have confirmed the signing of Manchester City and Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony on a season-long loan.
Bony has managed just 15 starts in the Premier League since joining the Citizens back in the 2015 January transfer window.
BREAKING | #SCFC delighted to announce the season-long loan signing of @wilfriedbony from @ManCity pic.twitter.com/0I0FO81UDd
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) August 31, 2016
“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,” manager Mark Hughes told stokecityfc.com.
“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.”
The confirmation of the Bony deal is likely to end the Potters’ pursuit of West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino.
The 27-year-old becomes the latest City player to leave on loan following Joe Hart’s move to Torino, while defender Eliaquim Mangala has undergone a medical at Valencia.
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