City line up £30m swoop for Bony

MANCHESTER City are in talks with Swansea about £30million striker Wilfried Bony.

The Welsh club's record signing joined Swansea from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in 2013 for just under £14million.

It is thought that if any deal materialises during the transfer window, it could involve at least twice that amount.

Bony (26) agreed fresh Swansea terms in November, penning a one–year contract extension to keep him at the Liberty Stadium until June 2018.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini recently downplayed reports linking the Barclays Premier League

champions with Bony. Any move would be complicated by the fact City currently have no more room to

register non–homegrown players in their squad.