"Pep's phone call, changed everything" Biggest word Semeno ignores Tottenham's love call to the end → Going to Man City... "I missed SON's successor"

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Antoine Semeno (27), one of the biggest fish in the English Premier League (EPL) winter transfer market, wore a Manchester City uniform, not Tottenham.

Manchester City officially announced on the club's official website on the 10th (Korea Standard Time), "We succeeded in recruiting striker Antoine Semeno from Bournemouth," adding, "The contract period is 11 until 2031.

According to local media, the transfer fee amounts to about 60 million pounds (about 105 billion won).

Wearing a Manchester City jersey, Semeno said, "It's like a dream to be with the best coaches and players in the world. "I chose Manchester City for my dream of winning the UEFA Champions League," he said.

Semeno initially chose Manchester City, not Tottenham, where rumors of a transfer were raised. Tottenham, which is in urgent need of a line injury and generational change, chose Semeno as "post Son Heung-min" and actively moved. Negotiations with Bournemouth also went smoothly and seemed likely to go to London.

However, the atmosphere changed as Manchester City participated in the recruitment campaign. Coach Pep Guardiola, who needed rotation resources due to a series of injuries to wingers, highly evaluated Semeno's reckless breakthrough ability and two-footed shooting ability.

England's The Athletic said, "Tottenham promised Semeno a 'certain starting position'. Manchester City, on the other hand, promised a "certain championship trophy," he said. "It was crucial that Guardiola called Semeno himself to explain the project."

From Tottenham's point of view, he has simply become a "dog chasing chicken." Semeno, who was the top goal in the winter transfer market, was given up to EPL's big club.

In particular, he missed even Semeno, a proven resource, amid bad news that recruit Mohamed Kudus suffered a long-term injury. Amid the fans' disappointment, Tottenham Boardjin is in a difficult situation where they must recruit alternative resources during the rest of the transfer market.

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