Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Wilfried Bony from Swansea City for a fee of £25million - a number that could even rise to around £28million depending on certain clauses with the striker signing a contract which will keep him at the club until 2019, Skysports reports.

With the 26-year-old currently travelling with his Ivory Coast squad for the Africa Cup of Nations he will complete his switch and join up with his new team upon his return back to England.

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Bony told the club's official website: “It’s a great feeling for me, it’s a big honour to be here and it’s a great challenge.

“As a player it’s always good to be part of one of the biggest clubs in the world and it’s a good opportunity for me to be in that situation now – I’m really proud.

“I felt excited to wait for this moment and now it’s come, it’s fantastic."

In addition to this, he even admitted that he has talked with Yaya Toure, who is now his teammate on both the international level as well as club level, on how he can fit in with his new squad prior to his move to the Etihad.

“I speak with Yaya every day on international duty and I think he will help me to become a better player and a more clinical striker.

"I’ll be playing with great players here at City and this is an opportunity for me to work hard and to take my chance.”

The striker made 20 Premier League appearances so far, scoring nine goals with City boss Manuel Pellegrini revealing his praise for his new attacker as he is keen to see all his forwards working together.

"He is very difficult to mark because he is so strong. He is an intelligent footballer who has skill and power," the Chilean said.

"His goals record has been excellent since he came to England. He adapted very quickly to the game here and I think he will settle in at City quickly."

Pellegrini also broached the subject of his wealth of attacking talent adding that he is looking forward to seeing the club's four top class strikers playing and working together.

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