Manchester City are rapidly moving towards completing a deal for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, with negotiations accelerating significantly over the last few hours.
The Ghana international’s future has been the subject of intense speculation throughout the day. Softfootball earlier confirmed that Chelsea made a late move to enter the race for Semenyo, but the Blues pulled out within hours after assessing the situation and competition.
Top football journalist Fabrizio Romano via his official X handle, confirmed City’s progress, saying:
BREAKING: Manchester 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.
Manchester United and Manchester City were the two clubs pushing hardest for his signature. United had entered advanced discussions earlier, driven by squad shortages following the departure of several players to the ongoing AFCON tournament. However, City’s late acceleration and clarity of project ultimately tipped the balance in their favour.
With Chelsea and Tottenham now out of the race, Manchester City have emerged as clear frontrunners and are expected to wrap up the deal soon. Semenyo’s decision to prioritise a move to the Etihad represents another statement signing for Pep Guardiola’s side as they continue to strengthen their squad depth across multiple competitions.
Barring any late twists, City are set to win the race for one of the Premier League’s most sought-after attackers this window.
