Manchester City flop Wilfried Bony wanted by French giants Marseille this summer
Ligue 1 side join rivals Lille enter the race for Ivorian striker as interest mounts from China
MARSEILLE have now entered the race for Manchester City flop Wilfried Bony.
The Ivorian looks destined to finally end his lacklustre spell at the Etihad and depart this summer.
As reported at the weekend, the big frontman is wanted by a number of Chinese Super League sides and French club Lille.
Now their Ligue 1 rivals have entered the race for the burly striker.
Attentions switched to AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca as it emerged Everton were close to finalising a move for the Gunners man.
However, are now claiming that they also hold an interest in the City man.
The Premier League side believe that they could recoup at least half of the £28million they forked out to Swansea in January 2015 by selling to Asia.
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But Bony’s preferred option is to stay in the Premier League – although at present there are no potential suitors.
The chances of remaining in England look slim for the hitman.
He is viewed by several clubs as a back-up option in case they miss out on their top targets.
Bony shot to prominence after an electric spell in front of goal for Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.
That led Swansea to splash out a club record £12m to bring him to these shores in 2013.
He bagged 26 times in 54 matches for the Swans and became one of the most feared frontmen in the top-flight.
Wilfried Bony factfile
- Wilfried Bony was born on December 10 1988 in Bingerville, Ivory Coast
- His big breakthrough came when he joined Sparta Prague in 2008
- He spent three years in the Czech Republic and scored 22 times in 59 matches
- Vitesse Arnhem made their move for the hitman in 2011 and he continued his goalsocring form with 46 in 65 appearances in a two-year spell
- Swansea splashed out a club record £12m for him in 2013 and he bagged 26 times for the Swans
- Manchester City forked out £28m in Janaury 2015 for him but he has only netted six in 36 matches
- He tried to revive his career at Stoke last season but only netted twice in an injury-plagued campaign
Those performances caught the attention of City and he was soon on the move again.
But he has endured a miserable time at the Etihad and only found the net six times in 36 games.
He tried to revive his career at Stoke last season as he joined the Potters on loan but only scored twice for Mark Hughes’ side.
