Liverpool have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Swansea striker Wilfried Bony.
Spurs have had an £18million bid for the Ivory Coast star rejected by the Swans and the Reds are now ready to beat their Premier League rivals to his signature.
talkSPORT understands Bony’s representatives are on Merseyside to hold talks with Liverpool, although a fee with Swansea has yet to be agreed.
The Welsh club are looking for at least £20million for Bony, who joined from Vitesse Arnhem last summer for £12m.
That fee is unlikely to deter Liverpool, who are set to sell Luis Suarez to Barcelona for around £75million.
The Reds have already signed England forward Rickie Lambert and are close to a deal for Belgian striker Divock Origi, but the latter is likely to be loaned backed to Lille and Brendan Rodgers wants another hitman.
Bony enjoyed a successful debut season in England, scoring 25 goals in all competitions last year, and has stated his desire to play Champions League football next season.
Liverpool's move for the forward will be a big blow to Spurs, who were hoping to push through a £26m double deal for Bony and his Swans team-mate Ben Davies, also reported to be a Reds target. (TalkSports)
Are you f**king serious Bony to replace Luis Suarez....Bony’s representatives are on Merseyside to hold talks with Liverpool, OMG....Say hello to Europa league next year
So who do you want to replace Suarez, who is available and willing to come to LFC? We have a situation quite similar to the Torres one with the advantage of having some time this time. Suarez was already bought when Torres was sold and everybody wanted a reeplacement despite having bought a better player already. We ended up getting Caroll through a panic buy. Did you know that Suarez could replace Torres then, I don't think so. How can you say we'll end up in Europa league because we are replacing Suarez with Bony? One thing for sure, we will not be able to find a like for like replacement of Suarez, so we'll need to improve other positions.
