{"id":16854,"date":"2026-01-07T09:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=677588"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:37:21","slug":"semenyo-set-for-manchester-city-debut-against-this-big-6-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/semenyo-set-for-manchester-city-debut-against-this-big-6-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Semenyo set for Manchester City debut against this big 6 side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City\u2019s newest attacking addition, Antoine Semenyo, is set to make his first appearance in sky blue against Tottenham Hotspur, with the forward expected to feature before completing his medical later in the week. The Ghana international will be available for City\u2019s clash with Spurs, marking a rapid introduction to Pep Guardiola\u2019s squad following the sealing of his move.<\/p>\n<p>Semenyo\u2019s immediate involvement underlines City\u2019s urgency to integrate the 24-year-old into their attacking setup. The versatile forward, known for his pace, physicality, and direct style, is expected to offer Guardiola another dynamic option across the front line. His ability to operate both centrally and out wide could prove crucial against a Tottenham side renowned for their high defensive line and aggressive pressing.<\/p>\n<p>The City-Spurs encounter is likely to be a demanding baptism for Semenyo, given the intensity that usually defines meetings between the two Premier League heavyweights. Tottenham have often posed problems for City in recent seasons, and Semenyo\u2019s energy and ball-carrying ability could be deployed to stretch Spurs defensively and exploit spaces in transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City\u2019s newest attacking addition, Antoine Semenyo, is set to make his first appearance in sky blue against Tottenham Hotspur,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4260,1976,3918,3796,2573,4162,1747,1162],"class_list":["post-16854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-antoine-semenyo","tag-bournemouth","tag-english-premier-league","tag-football","tag-football-transfers","tag-january-transfer-window","tag-spurs","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}