The forward took out the advert in the Saturday, January 10 edition of the paper, after his £62.5m move to the Citizens was confirmed the day before.
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Semenyo received plenty of praise for the gesture, heralded for his classy goodbye message, which read: "To all the fans at AFC Bournemouth, thank you for all the memories. I wish you all the best, Antoine Semenyo."
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Asked about the advert on CBS Sports, Semenyo said: “From the first day I went there, it was like a big happy family.
“Everybody got on so well, from players, to staff, to the guys behind the scenes, it was just such a big happy family.
“So when I left, I wanted to show my love to them. They helped me get to where I am today.
“So I’m just so grateful for them, and I just wanted to do something in return for all the good memories at the club.”