It looks like Manchester City will sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. Arsenal should be scared, and Manchester United should be gutted.<\/p>\n
Semenyo is available for \u00a365million via a release clause in his contract, and reports suggest Man City<\/a> are the strong favourites for his signature.<\/p>\n Semenyo to Man City: What to know<\/p>\n Semenyo \u2018politely rejected\u2019 Spurs; prefers City to United After David Ornstein reported that Chelsea have dropped out of the race<\/a>, it was clear that City and Man United were the two clubs still competing, with the former reportedly Semenyo\u2019s \u2018preference\u2019.<\/p>\n Now Fabrizio Romano says Pep Guardiola\u2019s side want to get the deal done \u2018in the next few days\u2019.<\/p>\n Semenyo\u2019s \u00a365m release clause is active until January 10, and the winter transfer window opens next Thursday, though it looks like City will complete all the paperwork before then.<\/p>\n Romano wrote on X<\/a>: \u2018Manchester City are set to get all formal steps done for Antoine Semenyo deal in the next days. Manchester United<\/a> have also been informed by the player\u2019s camp about Antoine\u2019s decision tonight.\u2019<\/p>\n Man United told Antoine Semenyo they were ready to change their entire system for him\u2026 and he still said NO \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc80 pic.twitter.com\/XXQviGUAmz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 City Chief (@City_Chief) December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n He added: \u2018Manchester City are progressing to complete deal for Antoine Semenyo in next days. As revealed, City have been pushing in last 12h to accelerate in talks. Semenyo indicated #MCFC as favorite destination despite Man United trying hard + Chelsea\/Spurs out of race.\u2019<\/p>\n Sky Sports have also confirmed that City are the \u2018frontrunners\u2019 and Semenyo\u2019s current preference. Chelsea and Tottenham have \u2018ended their interest\u2019, while Liverpool<\/a> and United remain options, though the former are likely to pursue other targets.<\/p>\n MORE ON SEMENYO ON F365 Bournemouth, Semenyo\u2019s respect is priceless amid transfer interest<\/p>\n Bournemouth have positioned themselves strongly for Semenyo\u2019s sale. By including an early expiry date on the release clause, they will have three weeks to find a replacement, and there\u2019s no doubt the Cherries are already prepared. They have long known a January exit was inevitable.<\/p>\n There\u2019s clearly immense respect between Semenyo and Bournemouth, who will continue to play their star player while allowing him to make the step up to a Premier League giant.<\/p>\n Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola admitted he is powerless to stop Semenyo leaving.<\/p>\n \u201cAntoine\u00a0Semenyo\u00a0right now is with us.\u00a0He\u2019s playing\u00a0very well. My concern is that it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0affect him,\u201d Iraola said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0played very\u00a0well, he\u2019s\u00a0committed to the team and\u00a0and\u00a0I hope we can keep him.\u00a0There are things happening out of our control.<\/p>\n \u201cAntoine, for me, has been performing very well. The level of consistency has been\u00a0very good\u00a0since the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s very valuable\u00a0for us \u2013 not just the numbers, but a lot of things.<\/p>\n \u201cYou never know what is going to happen. In the\u00a0summer, there were a lot of movements. I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0going to happen in the winter movements.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end, you sign a contract and understand that both parties are happy. I hope we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0lose him, but I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0control\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Arsenal fearing the worst as City close in on Semenyo<\/p>\n It was always going to be City over United for Semenyo. It\u2019s a big blow for the latter, but hardly a surprising one.<\/p>\n The Cityzens are moving decisively and will significantly bolster their attack with the signing of the Ghanaian, who can play on either flank or through the middle.<\/p>\n He has impressed with eight goals and three assists in 16 Premier League matches this season, and his addition should excite City, but worry Arsenal<\/a> fans.<\/p>\n City are moving strongly in the Premier League title race<\/a> and are adding a very good player, someone with the potential to be world-class.<\/p>\n Arsenal have plenty of attacking depth of their own, but City are in the ascendancy right now. After missing out on the Premier League title to City in two of the last three seasons, PTSD is setting in, and the Semenyo transfer will only make Gunners supporters think: \u2018Here we go again.\u2019<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0Arsenal top, Tottenham freakout, assorted flops \u2013 10 of the 2025 storylines we DID see coming<\/a><\/p>\n
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