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Newcastle and West Ham still on red alert for Wilfried Bony
NEWCASTLE UNITED and West Ham are still lying in wait for Vitesse Arnhem in the summer.
Bony has aroused interest from a clutch of Premier League clubs, including Fulham and Chelsea.
We reported that a fee of £12m could be enough to land Bony's signature with Sam Allardyce appearing unlikely to sign Andy Carroll on a permanent deal, as he carries a £17m price tag.
And Bony has re-iterated his desire to move to the Premier League in the summer.
He said: "For me the Premier League is the top league [in Europe], but the Bundesliga is also good - France, Italy and Spain they're all good too," said Bony.
"England I think would be perfect. I'm very interested in the Premier League and the atmosphere in England, it's a wonderful league and we will see what happens.
"It would be great for me [to move to a club in the Champions League]. It's the only competition I haven't played in yet."
Bony has been scoring for fun this season, and has plundered 32 goals in all competitions.