Dutch media reporting Huw is getting tired of waiting for Vitesse to come back to us
The latest twist in the will-he-won't-he transfer saga that's currently surrounding Wilfried Bony is that Huw Jenkins is hoping to hear back from his Dutch counterparts before the weekend is over. It seems likely that Vitesse are now stalling in the hope of a bidding war emerging - if that does happen you feel that would almost certainly end the Swans' interest in the striker, given the lofty fee already being proposed.
You can hardly blame them for hanging on in the hope of maximising the deal, however when the player himself wants to come to Swansea then you can only stand in the way so long. For his part, the Ivorian is clearly keen to play his football in South Wales:
'The clubs are now talking to each other, Swansea has made Vitesse a bid and I hope it's good,'
'Swansea is a wonderful club. It's my chance to play in the Premier League and they also play attractive football.
'I understood from my agent that Swansea want to pay €12 million [£10.2m] for me and that is what Vitesse want to receive, so I hope there is some good news soon.' Wilfried Bony
Despite Swansea director John Van Zweden claiming that the club and the player were "way apart when it comes to agreeing on wages", it seems that Huw himself is still confident of agreeing a deal, even if the latest news from Holland seems to be he's growing tired of waiting for a response. Bearing in mind that has been translated using Google (sadly, Dutch isn't a language I'm fluent in), here's what Huw had to say on the matter:
"We have not the slightest progress. We've offered twelve million offered, plus on top of that different bonuses, but we are still waiting for a response from Vitesse. Hopefully they let us know something in the weekend"
So, if these latest quotes are to believed the fee is around 12million Euros plus, probably, add-ons in the form of sell-on clauses. This really is big money now! My gut instinct is that Bony himself won't be the problem - and that's also backed up by Huw (again, apologies for the translation):
"That is absolute nonsense. First, the clubs are out, then we talk only with the player on his salary. I can not imagine that this is going to be a problem.
"His style of football fits perfectly into our system. Bony is physically strong and very smart. He also has the right age and may continue to evolve. Finally - his character would fit well at Swansea. Bony really wants to come to our club." Huw Jenkins
That's all rather encouraging, eh? Still a case of wait and see, but it seems we'll know something before the end of the weekend. If we don't, it could well be back to the drawing board as we search for a striker to relieve Michu of his goalscoring burden.