Manchester City appear poised to complete the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth after reports that the forward\u2019s representatives are due in Manchester to finalise personal terms. The move follows a \u00a365 million ($87.8 million) release clause that was inserted when Semenyo signed a new Bournemouth contract in July.<\/p>\n
City look set to hold off late interest from Liverpool, with Sky Sports News reporting the player\u2019s camp will be in Manchester on Monday to agree the terms of a proposed deal. Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have all shown varying levels of interest in the Ghana international. Chelsea were earlier believed to have enquired directly to the player\u2019s camp to gauge his interest and salary expectations but pulled out of the race soon afterwards.<\/p>\n
Sky\u2019s report adds that, despite Liverpool gearing up an approach, Manchester City appear to have been the only club to contact Bournemouth about the release clause. City are keen to have a transfer ready for completion as soon as the January window formally opens on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n
If the deal proceeds, it will mark a second consecutive winter in which City have made a major signing. After a difficult 2024\u201325 campaign that unravelled in November, City began a midseason squad rebuild last January, spending in excess of \u00a3170 million on four players.<\/p>\n
Those arrivals were Abdukodir Khusanov (\u00a333.6 million from RC Lens), Vitor Reis (\u00a329.6 million from Palmeiras), Omar Marmoush (\u00a359 million from Eintracht Frankfurt) and Nico Gonz\u00e1lez (\u00a350 million). Marmoush had not scored a Premier League goal before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations, while Nico Gonz\u00e1lez has been described as a welcome addition in midfield amid Rodri\u2019s ongoing fitness problems.<\/p>\n
The proposed Semenyo transfer is intended to ease the goalscoring burden on Erling Haaland, with City prepared to allocate around \u00a365 million to secure the Bournemouth forward. Talks are expected to progress over the coming days as clubs position themselves ahead of the winter window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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