Overview
- Manchester City completed the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth for a reported £65 million (€75 million) as its first move of the January window.
- The 26-year-old signed a five-and-a-half-year contract after scoring 10 goals in 20 Premier League matches this season.
- The move came before a release-clause window near £60 million expired on Friday, a mechanism Bournemouth set to allow time to find a replacement.
- Semenyo’s final Bournemouth appearance brought a late winner at Tottenham on his 26th birthday, leaving the club to replace its top performer.
- City continues to target a centre-back due to injuries to John Stones, Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol, having already ended Max Alleyne’s loan at Watford.