Allardyce reveals Wilfried Bony interest

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce passed up the opportunity to sign Swansea forward Wilfried Bony – with Andy Carroll brought in instead.

Allardyce revealed he had been scouting Bony when the Ivory Coast international was in prolific form at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in 2013 but a move never materialised as he was able to strike a deal with Liverpool to sign Carroll on a permanent basis instead.