Man City signs Semenyo from Bournemouth
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Antoine Semenyo signed off at Bournemouth in fairytale fashion and makes start to life at Manchester City in a similarly dreamy manner during 10-1 FA Cup win over League One Exeter City.
If Antoine Semenyo is to leave Bournemouth for Manchester City, he has departed with quite a bang. The Ghana forward scored from a long-range strike in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Bournemouth a 3-2 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Bournemouth's 11-game winless run is over, and what a way for Antoine Semenyo to leave the club in grand style, scoring the 95th-minute winner to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Vitality Stadium.
While Antoine Semenyo's late winner against Spurs made the headlines, another player who scored might soften the blow of his impending departure from Bournemouth. Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, has emerged as an exciting glimpse of the future for the Cherries as he continued a dream debut Premier League season with their second goal on Wednesday.
Palhinha’s second-half bicycle kick tied it up, but Semenyo’s long-range strike confounded Guglielmo Vicario in the dying moments. His strike sent the Vitality into rapture - Semenyo’s transfer to Man City has long since been mooted and may be completed in the coming days, but he could not have offered a more emphatic farewell.
Antoine Semenyo’s desire to play under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City is the reason for him turning down moves to Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, it has been revealed.
Antoine Semenyo took his time while walking back to the dugout after he was substituted following his injury-time winner for Bournemouth in the 3-2 victory against Tottenham.