Antoine Semenyo is set to join Manchester City – here we go! All relevant documents have been exchanged and finalised with Bournemouth.
Over on the other side of Manchester, at Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo is on his way. The medical has been scheduled and everything is in place. I told you not to worry – there is no issue: Semenyo will play for Manchester City, and the “Here we go” is imminent. The player is set to work under City manager Pep Guardiola. As I told you clearly as early as Christmas Eve, December 24 last year, this was the definite direction of this story. Now all arrangements have been finalized. Semenyo will become a Manchester City player after featuring in his final game for Bournemouth on Wednesday. The deal is therefore completely confirmed.
However, this is still a far from easy time for Manchester City, as the club is reeling from a severe defensive injury crisis: Josko Gvardiol will be sidelined for months, while Rúben Dias has also been confirmed to have suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out for six weeks. City is short-handed at centre-back. Yesterday, they recalled centre-back Max Aarons, who was on loan at Watford, and he is now available for selection by Guardiola. But Manchester City are looking to push all out for Marc Guehi immediately.
Thus, City hope to sign a centre-back in January, eager to take action to assist Guardiola. Marc Guehi is the target, but don’t forget that Liverpool and Bayern Munich are also in the race to sign him on a free transfer in the summer. We will have to wait and see if Liverpool will consider making a move to sign him earlier in January. At present, Crystal Palace have not received an official offer, but Liverpool are certainly still in contact with the player’s agent. The same goes for Bayern Munich. Therefore, Manchester City will try to get the deal done now, beating other top clubs to the punch, and we will see if an agreement can be reached with the player and Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.
