Swansea City have recently denied interest from the Premier League elite, Manchester City and top of the table Chelsea, for their forward Wilfried Bony. The Ivorian is currently The Swans' top scorer this season even after a dry start to the season, were he struggled to score in his first 7 games, but since then has scored 8 goals. In 2014, as a whole, he has netted more goals than any other Premier League player. As a reward of his form he has attracted the attention of some top clubs.
Manchester City look seemingly desperate to add to their striking options in January, as they are having a lot of trouble with injuries. At the moment strikers Sergio Aguero, Steven Jovetic and Edin Dzeko are all out injured and Manuel Pellegrini's men are playing without a recognised striker.
They have heavily been linked to Bony, who would reportedly cost around £20 million for City to acquire. When asked about the possibility of signing anew player in January, Pellegrini responded with: "I never close the possibility of any business in the transfer window if we can do anything to give us an advantage."
Amid Manchester City's interest, Chelsea allegedly had scouts at the Liverpool-Swansea game in which Swansea were beaten 4-1, Manchester City reportedly had their own observers at the same match. Swansea have however denied that any club has enquired for the Ivorian centre-forward, who is known for his sizeable presence in games and the ability to bully defenders. Bony will also play his last game for the Welsh side against QPR before jetting off to the African Cup of Nations.
Bony did have a £19 million release clause in his contract, but reported interest from Liverpool in the summer made Monk's men react quickly and they tied Bony down to a new one-year-contract, which reportedly meant the Swans could demand a higher fee if they would allow Bony to leave.
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has said, "There has been no enquiry to me or the club about Wilfried Bony. No one wants to lose players and if you are to lose players it has to be for the right offer."
