By: Poorit “Sports in 1” Lertpaitoonpan
Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi
Most teams would kill to be able to acquire even one of these two prominent superstars in the Premier League; for Man City to acquire both is something astonishing.
It solidifies Manchester City’s position as an early winner in both Summer and Winter signings, boosting the previous signings of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Tijjani Reijnders beforehand.
Even accounting that James Trafford signing was a mistake especially when they get Donnarumma as his replacement immediately, this year transfer window saw City making move after move.
The focus is on the winter transfer, City are not satisfied with Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden on the wings, and added Semenyo who’s the third leading scorer in the league currently to boost the firepower in offense.
Furthermore, with injury to Ruben Dias and John Stones, City decided to go big with Marc Guehi, England starting centerback and Crystal Palace captain.
Both player only cost 82.5 million pounds combine (62.5 million for Semenyo and 20 million for Guehi), for players who’s in their prime, these numbers may seem a little too low. However, Semenyo was a release clause triggered, while Guehi is set to be free agent in 6 months, 20 million seems to be a win for Crystal Palace for player who seems to be walking away for free.
Thus, throughout summer and winter, City have spent 414 million pounds to revitalize their squad.
The Sky Blues are aiming for the trophy, if they win the league, these 414 million would be worth it.
However, even if they fail, they still have great foundation to build on the winning run for the seeable future.
References
https://www.transfermarkt.com/manchester-city-fc/transfers/verein/281/saison_id/2025
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-injury-news-carabao-33355444
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/47455905/why-man-city-moved-fast-sign-bournemouth-antoine-semenyo-transfers-premier-league
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwywey6yyzlo
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