Rumours of an agreed transfer persist...
This was supposed to be done by now wasn't it? There's still no news on Gomis' impending arrival and you can't help but wonder if this is indeed going to turn into another Tom Ince-style saga. Is he off to talk to other clubs? The big French striker has been spotted in Swansea today at around 14:30 - whether that means he's not off to speak to any other team you can't say but if I'm being honest it seems this is nailed on to happen.
Rumours of the wages have been somewhat ridiculous. Some have reported he's to earn £16million over four years - what a load of donkey poop! That'd be over £80kpw, and there is simply no way the club will be paying that sort of money. It's been reported by the media more likely to know what they're talking about that it's a deal which would include a big signing on fee, plus lots of performance related bonuses. He's on a free so with no transfer fee involved that seems much more likely.
I'm still unsure on Gomis. If he's to play alongside Bony then that's a) a bloody huge strikeforce and b) better than him being lined up as a replacement because I think Wilf is in a different class to Gomis. The Frenchman has maxed out at sixteen league goals in France over five seasons - Bony managed that in his first season in the Premier League when he spent half the season simply getting fit. Please, please let Wilf still be here next season. Two goals in a fairly beleaguered campaign for the Ivory Coast will have done his reputation no harm, and I hope that his international exploits don't encourage any potential suitors to add a bit more to their potential bids.
With Swansea's front line next season now potentially including Michu, Bony & Gomis we've easily got enough goals in the team to stay up. Get some good competition going between them, and we could be in for a very interesting season indeed.