West Ham lead fight to sign Stoke’s Wilfried Bony with Everton and West Brom also interested
Former Swansea star has made just 11 appearances this season for the Potters, scoring just three times
WEST HAM are leading a three-way fight to land Wilfried Bony this summer.
Bony has sparked a summer transfer scrap after getting frozen out at Stoke and Manchester City.
West Brom are also interested in the proven Premier League goalscorer coming on the market at the end of the season.
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And Everton are also monitoring the 28-year-old as they assess options in case Romelu Lukaku leaves the club.
All three are weighing up moves for the Ivory Coast international in the belief he can recapture the form that took him from Swansea to City.
Bony was the top scorer in the calendar year for 2014 and earned a move to the Etihad but has been frustrated since.
He recently revealed his bemusement at being left out by Mark Hughes during his loan at Stoke this season, despite declaring himself fit.
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Hughes’ side failed to win their final five games before the turn of the year and kept Bony on the bench for most of those games.
But the ex-Vitesse Arnhem star insisted he wanted to return from the African Cup of Nations to fight for his place instead of cashing in on a move to China.
He is still hopeful of making an impression before the end of the season when he looks certain to move.
With two years left on his Etihad deal, City are prepared to take a hit on the £25million they paid two years ago to bolster their attack.
