adminSwansea City have agreed a £28m fee to sell striker Wilfried Bony to Premier League champions Manchester City.
The Ivory Coast international, 26, joined Swansea for a club-record £12m from Vitesse Arnhem in 2013 and was the Premier League’s top scorer in 2014 with 20 goals.
The fee breaks the Welsh club record sale of £15m that Liverpool paid Swansea for Joe Allen in August 2012.
The two clubs hope to conclude the deal in the next 48 hours.
City expect personal terms and a medical to be hitch-free, despite Bony being on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast for at least the next three weeks.
The deal is £25m cash upfront with a further £3m in performance-related add-ons.
Swansea manager Garry Monk previously said it would take an “astronomical” fee to prise his top scorer away from the Liberty Stadium.
Bony, who scored an injury-time equaliser for Swansea against QPR on New Year’s Day, has fired nine goals in 22 appearances this season. — Reuters
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