Chelsea could have signed Ghana international Antoine Semenyo back in 2019, and the main reason the move failed to materialise has now come to light.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth on a five-and-a-half year deal. The Premier League title hopefuls have completed a £62.5million deal – a record

Semenyo, 25, has a £65million release clause in his contract, signed in the summer, at the Vitality Stadium which is active for the first ten days of the January transfer window. The Blues have held a longstanding interest in the Ghana international which dates back to a failed bid for the winger, then at Bristol City, in 2019.

Assuming his transfer to Manchester City goes through as planned, and last night’s outing for Bournemouth against Tottenham Hotspur was the prelude to it, Antoine Semenyo has achieved the rare feat of abandoning a club without smearing his legacy. Signing off with a 95th-minute winner, above, is just about as good as it gets.

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.

JAMIE REDKNAPP has been mocked after claiming a ‘twist’ in the Antoine Semenyo transfer race, hours before Man City look to be closing in on the deal. The Sky Sports pundit refused to

Antoine Semenyo has completed an initial £62.5m move to Man City after being linked with Liverpool earlier in the season