£65m star wants Manchester City transfer done by January 1st

Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo is reportedly keen to have his transfer to Manchester City all wrapped up by January 1st.

According to Sami Mokbel, speaking on BBC Sport in the video clip below, Semenyo is keen to get his move to Man City done as quickly as possible, despite Bournemouth being keen to keep him for their upcoming fixtures.

The Ghana international has a £65m release clause in his contract until January 10th, and Mokbel has stated that the Cherries would ideally like to have him until that date.

Still, Semenyo wants to leave sooner than that, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out…

Antoine Semenyo wants Manchester City move wrapped up by Jan 1. Sources indicate Bournemouth may want attacker to play versus Arsenal and Tottenham ahead of January 10 release deadline, but player keen for swift conclusion. Formal steps expected in next 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/7zoKtn57Ug

— Sami Mokbel (@SamiMokbel_BBC) December 27, 2025

Bournemouth understandably want to hold on to their star player for as long as possible, especially as they have some tough games coming up.

Semenyo, though, will surely now just be focused on his next move and want to get started with City straight away.

Interestingly, City might look at the Semenyo situation and wonder if they’re better off allowing him to stay at Bournemouth so he can play against their nearest title rivals Arsenal.

City might feel Semenyo has it in him to inflict some pain onto the Gunners whilst remaining a Bournemouth player, though it’s also probably a bit of a risky strategy.

Most importantly, Semenyo can surely make an immediate impact at the Etihad Stadium, and it’s City’s own results that they’ll be most focused on.

At the same time, though, there are probably a fair few Arsenal fans who’ll be happier taking on a Bournemouth team without the threat of Semenyo in it.

Semenyo scored for Bournemouth this afternoon it what could well end up being one of his final appearances for the club.

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