Wilfried Bony has ‘freed space’ for Kelechi Iheanacho at Manchester City having agreed to a season-long loan move to Stoke City on transfer deadline day.
Iheanacho is seen to be ahead of Bony on the strikers’ pecking order at the Etihad and the Ivorian who is keen for more playing time as opted for a move to try his luck with Coach Mark Hughes’ side.
Hughes told the club website: “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
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