ANTOINE SEMENYO became Cherries’ third addition of the January window on Friday evening, joining from Championship outfit Bristol City.

The attacker arrived at the Vitality Stadium for a fee believed to be around the £9million mark, with further performance related bonuses involved.

A long-term target of Cherries, the 23-year-old was the subject of two bids from the Dorset club last week, before they returned with an improved offer to get the deal over the line, with fellow Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and Southampton sniffing around.

Capped six times by Ghana, London-born Semenyo represented the Black Stars at the most recent World Cup, featuring twice off the bench in Qatar.

But what type of player have Cherries acquired?

Adept at playing across the front three, Semenyo has largely been used as a central striker under Nigel Pearson, although he is frequently deployed on the wing. Versatility provides Cherries with options, especially with O’Neil leaning towards a striker flanked by two wingers and a more central attacker.

Although Semenyo’s primary focus will be on adding attacking threat and scoring goals, he will be expected to contribute to Cherries’ press.

This is also where he excels compared to Championship contemporaries, ranking highly for defensive actions such as passes blocked and interceptions.

His defensive contribution is not consigned to the attacking half – in his most recent appearance for Bristol City, despite his position on the left-wing, he frequently found himself tracking back and supporting his wing-back.

That is not to say he does not press, harass and harry the backline when the opposition has the ball.

Whilst Cherries are not the most effective of pressers in terms of winning the ball back, they do prevent sides from building from the back thanks to their frontline’s press.

But ultimately a forward is measured on goals, and whilst Semenyo is not the most prolific of goalscorers, he has held his own in the Championship, ranking in the 45th percentile for goals scored amongst his peers in the division.

It does take him roughly 10 shots to find the back of the net. For comparison, that is a similar rate to Dominic Solanke in the Premier League this term. He is also relatively average in the air, winning just a third of his aerial duels.

Where Semenyo excels is with his dribbling.

He is a confident dribbler, able to advance the ball regularly under pressure. The ball does not need to be supplied to him high up the pitch, either, as he is able to drop deep to pick up the ball and drive forward.

Not the most frequent passer, when he does decide to relinquish the ball it usually sees possession advance. It is no surprise then that he ranks highly (the 97th percentile) among Championship forwards for assists per 90 minutes, averaging an assist every three games in the division.