After a prolific 2014 for Swansea and 2012-13 for Vitesse Arnhem, the 91kg Ivory Coast striker has received the reward for a great deal of hard work.
Wilfried Bony’s numbers make for fascinating reading. Standing less than 6ft tall, Bony tips the scales at 91kg, which would make him a heavyweight in the world of boxing. He is the multilingual striker who played as a centre-half until the age of 14. Most significantly for Manchester City, who have parted with £28m to sign the Ivorian, Bony is ranked as the fifth highest goalscorer across the top six leagues in Europe since the start of the 2012-13 season.
Wilfried Bony’s numbers make for fascinating reading. Standing less than 6ft tall, Bony tips the scales at 91kg, which would make him a heavyweight in the world of boxing. He is the multilingual striker who played as a centre-half until the age of 14. Most significantly for Manchester City, who have parted with £28m to sign the Ivorian, Bony is ranked as the fifth highest goalscorer across the top six leagues in Europe since the start of the 2012-13 season.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Graziano Pellè have scored more than Bony’s 56 league goals during that period. Not bad company to be keeping, especially as the Ivorian’s goals have come for – with all due respect to Vitesse Arnhem and Swansea City – two of the lesser lights in the Eredivisie and the Premier League. City, with David Silva, Yaya Touré and Samir Nasri servicing the supply line, could be forgiven for thinking the goals will flow even more freely at the Etihad – assuming Bony gets a decent run in the team.
Bony has said that he is happy to have joined 'a team of champions', after signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City. The Swansea striker, who was bought for a reported £28m, has become one of the most expensive African footballers in history. Bony says he will look to create his own path at Manchester City.
He will be one of the main attractions at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations that get underway this Saturday in Equatorial Guinea.
Bony has said that he is happy to have joined 'a team of champions', after signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City. The Swansea striker, who was bought for a reported £28m, has become one of the most expensive African footballers in history. Bony says he will look to create his own path at Manchester City.
He will be one of the main attractions at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations that get underway this Saturday in Equatorial Guinea.
By: Farai Diza
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