A Swansea director has said that Wilfried Bony is destined to be on the bench for Manchester City.
The Ivorian striker became the biggest signing of the January transfer window when the Premier League champions paid Swansea an initial 25 million pounds for him, which could rise another three million pounds with add-ons.
But John van Zweden feels City sold Bony on the cheap, citing the 27 million-pound fee Manchester United agreed for left-back Luke Shaw last summer. And he lamented the loss of their top scorer when he believes that Bony will be a reserve at the Etihad Stadium.
Van Zweden told reporters: "We will miss the goals from Wilfried Bony a lot. The most frustrating thing is that he will sit on the Manchester City bench.
"For Sergio Aguero remains their main striker. I'd personally love Wilfried to be at the heart of a top club like City."
Bony scored 34 goals in 70 games for Swansea and was the Premier League's 20-goal top scorer in the calendar year of 2014.
Van Zweden added: "If Manchester United were able to get as much as they did for Luke Shaw, then the money we have paid for Bony, the Premier League's top scorer in 2014, is still on the very low side."
Swansea have lost both games since Bony's departure, conceding eight goals, and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Blackburn 3-1 on Saturday, while the striker is yet to make his City debut because he is at the African Nations Cup.