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Wilfried Bony has not scored a goal since Boxing Day.

To the Swansea City fans who watched him become one of the finest strikers ever seen in the Liberty Stadium, that is an astonishing state of affairs.

When Manchester City signed him in January last year, it was a statement of intent that had the rest of the Premier League trembling.

The prospect of the Ivory Coast star dovetailing with Sergio Aguero threatened to blow the rest of the division away.

It hasn't worked out like that.

Bony returns to Wales tomorrow the club's third choice striker, with Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho enjoying a breakthrough season.

Swansea are known to be interested in bringing Joe Allen back to his former club, so what chance of a return for Wilfried, too?

We took a look at some of the key questions regarding his future....

Will he have a Manchester City future?

It seems unlikely.

Bony is one of a plethora of under performing players at the Etihad Stadiums nervously awaiting the Pep Guardiola era.

It's not that the arrival of the genius from Barcelona means the end for any striker of his books, as some once assumed.

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller's brilliance changed Pep, who often had his Bayern team hammering crosses into the box from all over the field.

He pioneered the strikerless formation at Barca and tried to make Mario Gotze a false nine in Munich, but they never play without a number nine now.

That could could bode well for Bony, but it is highly unlikely that City will start with two out and out strikers next season, given the determination of the new boss to win the midfield battle.

There are plenty of similarities between Lewandowski and Aguero, so there is little chance of the Argentinian losing his place next year.

Will they be willing to sell?

There have been suggestions that they will be willing to offload Bony for a fee in the region of £18 million.

It remains to be seen how true that is, but there is a major rebuild likely to happen and Bony will almost certainly be expendable.

Having fallen foul of the Financial Fair Play regulations in the past, City will want to reduce the wage bill and clear up some funds to pave the way for the likes of Ilkay Gundogan.

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Can Swansea City afford him and would he want to return?

This is the biggest question mark currently over any proposed return.

As with Joe Allen, Swansea may feel there isn't great value in what would be fairly significant transfer fees.

Crucially, Bony would have to accept a significant reduction in his six figure wages to make a deal happen.

He may be willing to do that in order to land regular first team football, but could there be other teams in the division who could potentially blow Swansea out the water?

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Almost certainly.

Take West Ham United, for example.

Potentially in Europe next season, they will want to add extra firepower to their squad, particularly with Andy Carroll's future up in the air.

Bony would fit the bill for them. A combination of the attraction of moving to London for the player and the extra revenue from the Olympic Stadium would make them heavy favourites.

The extra TV revenue gives Swansea a bit more breathing room in terms of their finances, but

Should Swansea go for him or is their better value elsewhere?

If they are able to compete financially, Swansea shouldn't think twice.

Strikers cost a significant amount of money wherever they are bought from, and a regular plunderer up front is the biggest improvement Francesco Guidolin can make to his current team.

Bony is clearly short of confidence and form, but there is no reason why that can't be recovered.

There was a moment in the recent draw with Arsenal that summed up what a special talent he is.

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With his side desperately hunting a winner, Bony slammed a breathtaking volley off the bar.

The issue at City so often has been that with Sergio Aguero renowned as the best striker in the division, Bony has often been pushed into playing on the edge and just outside of the box.

Although he is a physically imposing figure, that kind of role does not suit him.

Make him the main man and get him utilising his predatory instincts, and the goals will start to flow again.

The problem for Swansea is there will be plenty of other Premier League teams thinking the same way.