Swansea's Bony signs for Manchester City, says I.Coast Federation

Wilfried Bony plays for Swansea against Liverpool at Anfield on December 29, 2014. By Paul Ellis (AFP)

London (AFP) - Swansea striker Wilfried Bony on Wednesday signed for English Premier League champions Manchester City, the Ivory Coast football federation announced.

The fee is believed to be about 28 million pounds ($42 million, 36 million euros).

"The attacker Wilfried Bony has just signed for Manchester City this Wednesday," the Ivory Coast federation said in a statement on its website.

Manchester City has been in negotiations with Swansea for 26-year-old Bony, who is on African Nations Cup duty, for more than a week.