Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Considering Semenyo January Move

In accordance with the iPaper’s Northen Soccer correspondent Mark Douglas, Liverpool FC are contemplating a January transfer for AFC Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, with different golf equipment like Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United additionally within the race.

This follows reporting by talkSPORT’s Alex Criminal, who revealed that the brand new, improved five-year contract signed by the previous Bristol Metropolis man in the summertime features a secret launch clause. Notorious Twitter hearsay monger turned semi-credible supply Indykalia then claimed the clause is £100million in January and £70million subsequent summer season.

Following the sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich, Liverpool had been linked to Actual Madrid’s Rodrygo, amongst others, however declined to pursue a left-winger in favour of a protracted and bitterly-contested switch saga involving then-Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak.

Liverpool ultimately bought their man, with the reasoning for not pursuing a substitute left-winger put out to club-connected journalists being that this is able to maintain the pathway for Rio Ngumoha open, whereas Cody Gakpo mans the left-winger spot for probably the most half. Now, Ngumoha nabbed the game-winner in opposition to Newcastle, however has been restricted 5-10 minute bit-part appearances for probably the most half. The opposite choice, Federico Chiesa, has largely been restricted to the identical kind of minutes, regardless of trying energetic and producing virtually each time he comes on. Arne Slot clearly seems to be like he doesn’t belief each gamers to present common minutes to both but. And don’t get me incorrect, I’m not attempting to disgrace the membership right here – we have now depth, however a mix of type, integrating new gamers, and different points have left followers questioning what the plan is right here.

The primary connection that’s fueling this hyperlink is clearly Richard Hughes, who signed Semenyo for Bournemouth. As for why he wasn’t signed in the summertime, maybe he wasn’t out there, since he signed the extension that warded off rumours linking him to golf equipment like United.

As for the participant himself, I do like him rather a lot. Semenyo is two-footed, and performs each flanks equally successfully, and might even spot at centre-forward if wanted. (Within the short-term, he’s additionally not going to AFCON 2025 as Ghana didn’t qualify, though this issues means much less this 12 months because the match begins mid-late December.) If Mo Salah continues to be a fixture within the staff, you’ll be able to definitely see Semenyo being primarily an choice on the left, after which transferring on to the precise if Mo leaves. His mixture of two-footedness and excessive quantity of pictures (3 per 90) definitely offers him a component of unpredictability that Cody Gakpo has are available in for criticism for just lately. As an athlete, he would additionally add a component of depth that the frontline has seemed woefully missing in as of late, particularly with Salah and Isak each on the decrease depth facet of issues.

The worth tag of £70-100million although? I’m undecided Liverpool can justify spending that kind of cash on with a Non-Penalty Anticipated Targets common of of 0.37? Then agan, we spent about £70m on Ekitike and he’s not even first-choice at his place in the meanwhile. Maybe, with the staff in flux and present process a serious transition, Liverpool are valuing the next ground, favouring components such having already produced within the league and with the ability to play 2-3 positions within the entrance line at a excessive stage, as they proceed to reshape their attacking choices.