{"id":412968,"date":"2026-01-17T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/412968\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T13:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:05:08","slug":"antoine-semenyos-manchester-city-move-discussed-in-uk-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/412968\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo\u2019s Manchester City move discussed in UK Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/television\/news\/Ghanaians-slam-Nigerians-for-blaming-referee-Daniel-Laryea-for-AFCON-defeat-136785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15960802.295.jpg\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo signed for Manchester City from Bournemouth\" title=\"Antoine Semenyo signed for Manchester City from Bournemouth\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> play video<\/a>Antoine Semenyo signed for Manchester City from Bournemouth<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Antoine Semenyo\u2019s high-profile move from AFC Bournemouth to Manchester City has sparked discussion far beyond football, reaching the floor of the UK Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian forward completed his transfer to the Premier League champions earlier in January 2026,  ending a productive spell on the south coast where he established himself as one of Bournemouth\u2019s standout performers.<\/p>\n<p>Semenyo joined Manchester City during the January transfer window in a deal reported to be worth \u00a365 million, signing a long-term contract with Pep Guardiola\u2019s side. <\/p>\n<p>His departure marked the end of a two-and-a-half-year stay at Bournemouth, where he became a fan favourite through his performances, work ethic and conduct off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Antoine-Semenyo-scores-and-assists-on-Manchester-City-debut-2016692\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antoine Semenyo scores and assists on Manchester City debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Thursday, January 15, 2026, during proceedings in the UK Parliament, Labour MP for Bournemouth East, Tom Hayes, cited Semenyo while addressing the importance of positive role models in sport and society. <\/p>\n<p>Hayes praised the forward\u2019s impact at the club, describing him as \u201ca superstar on the pitch and a gentleman off it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAFC Bournemouth has just said goodbye to Antoine Semenyo. He&#8217;s been a superstar on the pitch and a gentleman off it. Taking out a four-page ad in the Bournemouth Echo to thank fans for the memories as he sadly went to Manchester City,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The MP referenced Semenyo\u2019s decision to take out a four-page advertisement in the Bournemouth Echo to thank fans following his exit, calling it a reflection of the respect he earned during his time at the club. <\/p>\n<p>Hayes went on to argue that communities need more players like Semenyo, using his example to support his call for raising the minimum social media age to 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Bournemouth, we need more players like him. That means getting kids outdoors, off their phones.  Which is why I\u2019m backing raising the minimum social media age to sixteen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>FKA\/AM<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, watch Ghanaians rate Daniel Laryea\u2019s performance and predict the 2025 AFCON final.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"play videoAntoine Semenyo signed for Manchester City from Bournemouth Antoine Semenyo\u2019s high-profile move from AFC Bournemouth to Manchester&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-412968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}