Bony is already falling victim to the strange forces that afflict any player contaminated by City! Back in 2010 Ya Ya Toure was reduced to the level of "an overpriced holding midfielder" before his signature was dry on the forms, mere months after Lee Dixon had declared that Arsenal would again be invincible with him in their team. David Silva deteriorated into "too lightwieght for the PL" from the genius who would turn Chelsea into the new invincibles in the same summer, and a year later "real questions" arose over Sergio Aguero, whom Manchester United had declined to sign ( though he had always wanted to play for them) because he was overpriced. Van Persie improved 100% when he chose the rags over City. Hazard ceased to be a promising player and became a genius when he chose Chelsea. Even Chelsea legend Lampard has finally been rumbled, and Ladyman has laid bare the dodgy double dealing which has left City's reputation, and Lampard's, in tatters and left questions (posed by Arsene Wenger?) to be answered!
It is hard to get a realistic view of such players' talent. Hence we see Merlin create works of art regularly, Toure give breathtaking displays of power and control and Aguero win games while we're blinking. But it makes no difference because the media still exists in its London bubble where the footballer of the year is always from London, unless one from another establishment club has a claim. It's one of the ten commandments that Fabregas is the outstanding midfielder of the PL, Hazard is it's most valuable player, Costa the outstanding striker and Mourinho the inevitable title winner. And then there's Wilshere and Ramsey... City are never quite the real deal... and we must be ready to learn that in Bony we haven't got quite what we hoped.