Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony has said that he is looking forward to playing competitive football again as he joins Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad., as a free agent.

The 31-year-old has not played a competitive game since July, when his Ivory Coast side were beaten on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

"This is a good chance to compete for something with a traditional club like this and I feel excited about this," he said.

His contract details are undisclosed, but Bony scored five goals in seven games while on loan with Qatari club Al-Arabi in the second half of last season.

He had been training with English fourth-tier side Newport County and French club Le Havre as he searched for a new club.

Bony joined Swansea from Vitesse in 2013 and scored 25 goals in 54 games before joining Manchester City in January 2015 in a deal worth up to £28m.

He returned to south Wales for around £12m in 2016 but managed only four goals in 25 appearances in his second stint at the club, during which he had a succession of injury problems.

The 52-cap Ivory Coast international made four appearances for the Elephants as they reached the quarter-finals in Egypt.