With Nigel Pearson confirming that bids for Antoine Semenyo had been made from Bournemouth and Burnley, all of which were turned down, credit has to go to Antoine for a) not throwing his toys out of the pram at not getting a move (yet) to the Premier League and b) for not letting the noise and speculation around a transfer affect his performance.
While he will have been disappointed at the chance he missed in the second half, slicing his shot high and wide, he kept going, was a constant menace against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday and scored the equaliser. In the modern game, lots of players heads get turned at transfer speculation and they refuse to play or give less than 100 per cent.
It stands to reason that Antoine would see a huge salary increase and has the ambition to play in the Premier League, but he is clearly a decent lad, getting the right advice and another goal will I’m sure see improved bids next week and I suspect the Blackburn game may well have been his last in a City shirt. If it proves to be, I’m sure all fans wish him well and will look on with interest as to how he fares in the top flight.
