LONDON--Swansea City on Wednesday denied a claim by the Ivory Coast Football Federation that striker Wilfried Bony's move to their Premier League rivals Manchester City had been completed.
The Ivorian federation announced on its website: "The attacker Wilfried Bony has just signed for Manchester City this Wednesday."
But in a message on their official Twitter page, Swansea wrote: "Wilfried Bony has NOT yet completed his move to @MCFC. Once completed, we will confirm via official channels -- not the Ivory Coast FA!"
The message was retweeted by Manchester City's official Twitter account.
The two clubs are in talks over a move for Bony, with British media reports claiming English champions City have agreed to pay a transfer fee of up to £28 million ($42 million, 36 million euros) for him.
Further confusing matters, a picture emerged on Wednesday showing Bony posing with Ivory Coast Football Federation president Sidy Diallo in Abu Dhabi, holding a City shirt with 'WILFRIED 14' on the back.
Bony, 26, is thought to have undergone a medical examination with City in Abu Dhabi, where the club's owners are based.
Bony is currently on international duty with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
The dreadlocked centre-forward joined Swansea from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in 2013 for a club-record fee of £12 million.
He was the Premier League's top scorer in 2014 with 20 goals and has scored nine times in 22 appearances this season.
AFP
