Manchester City sign Antoine Semenyo from Cherries
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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.
This was the first glimpse of life without Antoine Semenyo for Bournemouth after the club's top scorer completed his £65m move to Manchester City on Friday. Semenyo was undoubtedly Bournemouth's talisman,
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.
Having now officially sold Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City for a reported fee in the region of €72 million, Bournemouth are on the lookout for a replacement.Earlier this week, it was reported
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola says Antoine Semenyo deserved his amazing matchwinning moment against Tottenham on Wednesday night.
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.
Former Spurs and England forward Martin Chivers has died at the age of 80. During his eight years in north London, the striker scored 174 goals in 367 outings to help the club win the League Cup twice, as well as the Uefa Cup.