Semenyo Reported to Favour Liverpool as £65m Clause Triggers January Race

Overview

• The Guardian is reported to have said Antoine Semenyo prefers Liverpool for a January move, with Manchester City viewed as his second choice.
• Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says Tottenham have shown strong intent and that Manchester City and Manchester United made recent contact, while Liverpool are assessing priorities rather than advancing.
• Semenyo’s Bournemouth contract is understood to include a £65 million release clause that can be activated only in the first fortnight of January.
• Football365 cites claims that Liverpool previously agreed personal terms, yet separate reporting indicates the club are not currently frontrunners and no formal bids have been disclosed.
• Semenyo has eight goals and three assists in 16 league games and offers positional versatility, though Paul Merson questions his stylistic fit at Anfield, with the player also set to be available in January as Ghana did not qualify for AFCON.