Overview
- City confirmed a five-and-a-half-year contract for Semenyo, with reporting placing the fee at £62.5m plus up to about £1.5m in add-ons instead of paying the £65m release clause up front.
- The agreement features a structured payment plan and clauses, with Bournemouth understood to have a sell-on element and Bristol City reported to receive a share of Bournemouth’s profit from the sale.
- Semenyo has 10 Premier League goals this season and signed off for Bournemouth with a stoppage-time winner in a 3-2 victory over Tottenham on Wednesday.
- He is expected to be available for the FA Cup tie against Exeter City and can be registered for the Champions League under UEFA’s January rules.
- Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal were linked, but City officials said the player made clear he wanted the move to the Etihad to bolster their title push.