Ghana’s Semenyo signs $87m deal to join Manchester City from Bournemouth

The sought-after striker becomes the Premier League club’s archetypal signing of the January transportation window.

Manchester City person signed Ghana guardant Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth to fortify their attacking options up of the team’s tilt astatine the Premier League and Champions League titles.

Semenyo, who has scored 10 goals and been 1 of the champion attackers successful English shot this season, became the European giants’ archetypal signing of the January transportation model connected Friday.

He has moved successful a woody worthy a reported 65 cardinal pounds ($87m) that runs until the extremity of the 2031 season.

The 26-year-old, who tin play connected some wings, is the third-highest scorer successful the Premier League this play with 10 goals. He besides has 3 assists.

“I person watched City implicit the past decennary nether Pep Guardiola, and they person been ​the ascendant squad successful the Premier ‌League arsenic good arsenic achieving astonishing things successful the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup,” Semenyo said successful a statement.

“They person acceptable ‌the highest of standards and it’s a nine with world-class players, world-class ‌facilities and 1 of the top ⁠managers ever successful Pep.

“I person truthful overmuch scope for improvement, truthful to beryllium astatine this club, astatine this signifier of my career, is ‌perfect for me. It’s a existent privilege to beryllium here. My champion shot is yet to come, I ‍am definite of that.”

He’ll supply contention to City’s banal of wingers that already includes Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush, Savinho and Oscar Bobb. Savinho and Bobb are presently injured, portion Marmoush – presently astatine the Africa Cup of Nations – has been retired of favour this season.

Semenyo was besides linked with Manchester United and Liverpool. He was astatine Bournemouth for 2 and a fractional seasons aft joining from second-tier Bristol City.