Antoine Semenyo: Why Man City want to sign Bournemouth's 'extraordinary' forward
Manchester City aims to sign Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo for £65m, adding pace and goals to reduce reliance on Erling Haaland, Guardiola praised his extraordinary talent.
- This month Manchester City have opened advanced talks to sign 25-year-old Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth, with a £65m release clause active early in the window, BBC Sport reports.
- Guardiola cites Semenyo's pace and two-footed finishing as key to adding a new attacking dimension and providing solutions for injury crises, valuing his style this month.
- Statistically, Semenyo offers 20 direct goal involvements in 2025 with 14 goals and six assists, plus 69 successful dribbles, ranking third in the top flight behind Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer.
- Interest from Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea means a City signing could see Savinho or Oscar Bobb moved on to accommodate him, BBC Sport reports.
- Despite City interest, Bournemouth's new facilities and positive feeling mean they face a retention challenge this month, with a time-limited 65m release clause active early in the window.
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England's top clubs are currently battling it out for the signature of Bournemouth's Ghanaian Antoine Semenyo, with Manchester City looking set to win the race for a player who has impressed this winter.
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The Manchester City expects to fasten in the next few days the signing of Antoine Semenyo, great figure of the Premier League. The winter market begins to move in Europe. And as usually happens, the Manchester City wants to take the vanguard to close a million-dollar incorporation. Pep Guardiola asked the leadership for the signing of the striker Antoine Semenyo, of the Bournemouth, who has been one of the figures in the Premier League in this f…
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