Liverpool are confident that they can sign Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony in the next few days, after reportedly offering the Welsh side £16million for the Ivorian.
Bony has been strongly linked with an exit from the Liberty Stadium, after an impressive debut season in England, and with Liverpool in dire need of a new striker due to Luis Suarez leaving for FC Barcelona, the 25-year-old could be Brendan Rodgers’ answer.
The Reds have already had a formal offer of around £12.5m rejected this Summer, but Rodgers is now ready to make a new bid, after he gave up on signing the likes of Radamel Falcao and Edinson Cavani.
Rodgers is confident that a £16m bid is enough for Gary Monk to accept, and the Merseyside club want to wrap the deal up in time for their away trip to Manchester City next weekend.
However, according to reports, a major stumbling block is Bony’s wage-demands.
The striker is reportedly keen on the move to Anfield, but is asking for a whopping pay-rise, but due to the interest in the move, Liverpool are confident they can reduce the striker’s demands.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
