Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has reportedly completed a £64million move to Manchester City on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
An official announcement confirming the Ghana international’s decision will be made on Friday, according to Aerial sports.
Semenyo’s expected arrival would take City’s spending over the last 12 months to £425.9 million on 14 players and would be their first signing of the January window.
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The Ghana international joined Bournemouth from Bristol City for £9 million plus a £1.5 million bonus in January 2023 and has since become one of the best attacking players in the Premier League, contributing 10 league goals and three assists this season for the Cherries.
The 26-year-old was reportedly interested in Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, but opted to join the Cityzens.
Semenyo celebrated his birthday in style on Wednesday by scoring a 95th minute winner for beat Tottenham 3-2 at the Vitality Stadium, with manager Andoni Iraola admit this would be his star player’s final match for the club.
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The second-tier Robins stand to take 20% of any profit made on Semenyo, meaning they could earn around £11 million.
Semenyo’s departure means Bournemouth have earned £266.5million in player sales over the past six months.
Centre-back Dean Huijsen joined Real Madrid for £50m, full-back Milos Kerkez joined Liverpool for £40m, defender Illia Zabarnyi joined Paris Saint-Germain for £57m and striker Dango Ouattara became the club’s record signing from Brentford for £42m.
