Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony is on the verge of signing a new one-year contract extension with the club.
The Ivory Coast international has made a big impact since arriving from Vitesse Arnhem for a club record fee of £12million in 2013, and is currently tied with Michu on 20 as Swansea s top scorer since their return to the top flight.
Bony has frequently been linked with a move away from the Liberty Stadium, but could now prolong his stay in south Wales to 2018.
Negotiations are going very well, he told the club s official website. Hopefully things will be done this week.
I have a great relationship with my team-mates, the staff and fans.
It is a fantastic club and I am I am happy to be here.
I am focused on Swansea and a one-y…
Newcastle United moved within one point of third-placed Arsenal with a remarkable 2-0 win over Chelsea.
Papiss Cisse opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night by rifling a left-footed volley into the top corner midway through the first half.
The Senegalese striker second, and 13th in 12 games, was one of the goals of the season curling from the left flank with the outside of his boot over the helpless frame of Petr Cech.
For Alan Pardew, it was not only a welcome response to their 4-0 loss at Wigan Athletic but also his first win in London since arriving at Tyneside in December 2010.
The game began with Chelsea on the front foot. Fernando Torres was looking confident after his hat-trick against QPR on Sunday, and crossed intricately for Da…
Italy striker Luca Toni on Wednesday hit back at criticism over his performances for Italy at Euro 2008.
The Bayern Munich striker was expected to be amongst the leading scorers having been top scorer in Germany s Bundesliga with 24 goals, as well as hitting 15 goals for Italy.
However, Toni suffered a nightmare tournament, notably against France where he missed a number of good opportunities to score.
But he refuses to take the blame for Italy s Euro 2008 quarter-final exit.
In Italy I received a lot of criticism after the European Championships, because obviously people expected goals and I didn t score any, he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
I thought I played well, but clearly it is easier to criticise me, someone who plays abroad, than so…