Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has publicly stated his belief that Ivorian forward Wilfried Bony will have a big impact for the Citzens next season, despite struggling since his big £30million pound move from Swansea in the January transfer window.
The 26-year-old has scored twice since his switch in January, starting two Premier League games since his move to Manchester, whilst appearing as a substitute in seven other fixtures thus far. His boss, the Chilean admits that although his goal-scoring return is not particularly eye-catching, it's unfortunate as he's suffered from a few injury problems having come back from the African Cup of Nations, where he was with Ivory Coast when the move was completed.
Pellegrini had this to say to the media: "He was very unlucky maybe this year when we bought him because he started by going to the Africa Cup of Nations and he came back with a lot of games in his body. After that he had an important injury in his ankle and his knee in the same leg, so he stopped for about three or four weeks.
After that we won five games in a row and I didn't want to make changes during this moment. But it's very important for him to play the minutes he can, first last week against Queen's Park Rangers and now he has participated with a goal at Swansea. I am absolutely sure we bought the player that we need and that he will be important in our future."