New Antoine Semenyo transfer update emerges involving Liverpool, Spurs and Man City - Bristol City will be interested | OneFootball

Antoine Semenyo continues to be linked with some Premier League heavyweights, as Bristol City hold a sell-on clause for a future sale.

Former Bristol City attacker Antoine Semenyo is attracting interest from Premier League heavyweights Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City heading into the January transfer window, which will be of interest to the Robins as they hold a 20% sell-on clause.

As per Sky Sports journalists Lyall Thomas and Mark McAdam, the top-flight trio are all monitoring Semenyo’s situation at Bournemouth, as the Ghanian international continues to transform himself into one of the biggest talents in England’s elite division.

Semenyo emerged and broke through the youth ranks at Bristol City back in 2018, taking on loan spells at Bath City, Newport County and Sunderland for the first two years of his time with the Robins.

His breakthrough at Ashton Gate would arrive in the 2020-21 season, where he featured in 44 of their 46 Championship games, scoring two and assisting four under the stewardship of Nigel Pearson.

The following season would see a significant surge in his attacking contributions while playing fewer games, as he netted eight times and provided 12 assists from 31 matches, as a knee injury disrupted some of his campaign.

The 25-year-old’s final term with Bristol City would come in 2022-23, playing half of that campaign as he registered six goals and two assists from 23 appearances. He secured a move during the January transfer window to Bournemouth for a reported £10.5m fee.

Since his move to the South Coast, Semenyo has gone from strength-to-strength, most notably improving under current boss Andoni Iraola.

For the Cherries, Semenyo has provided 26 goals and 12 assists as he approaches a century of appearances for the club, and has already scored six times in 11 top-flight matches this season to raise the eyebrows of some Premier League giants.

In the near future, the winger could be making a big-money move to test himself at the very top of the game, with Bristol City set to be beneficiaries of this.

Antoine Semenyo linked with January move to Premier League heavyweights, as Bristol City hold commanding sell-on fee

As per a report by Sky Sports on their Transfer Centre page, journalists Lyall Thomas and Mark McAdam have outlined that Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring a move for Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo ahead of the January transfer window.

Semenyo signed a new contract in the summer amid interest from a number of clubs, including Spurs and Manchester United.

Reports began to surface that Semenyo had asked to leave Bournemouth at the turn of the new year, but they are believed to be false and the attacker is annoyed by those claims.

This is particularly of interest from a Bristol City perspective, as a report by Bristol Live in 2023 revealed the club will receive 20% of his next transfer fee when he eventually departs the Vitality Stadium.

A report by TeamTalk has revealed that Liverpool are considering submitting a bid of £70m to secure Semenyo’s services, meaning the Robins could recieve upwards of £14m if a deal is struck – a sensational amount for a Championship club.

Bristol City will be excited about a future Antoine Semenyo sale

Bristol City chiefs obviously saw what a talent Antoine Semenyo was from his time in the Championship with the Robins.

At the time, a £10.5m fee was almost too good to turn down as the game continues to be dominated from a financial point of view, with Championship clubs needing to find a way to sustain themselves without the blessing of parachute payments.

The hierarchy were very savvy to include such a high sell-on clause, and this decision is turning out to be a very smart one later down the line, particularly if the club can land that eight-figure sum.

Receiving those funds could be such a bonus for Bristol City this season, as they would be able to bolster the squad in January by adding it to their budget, as well as having the potential to trump rivals to transfer targets by having those extra financial resources.

Currently, Gerhard Struber is doing a fabulous job keeping the club on an upwards trajectory after he succeeded Liam Manning, and this added influx of cash could be exactly what they need to help them break into the play-offs or even push for an automatic promotion spot.