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Bournemouth Join Race for Brennan Johnson as Transfer Interest Grows

Cherries eye Johnson as Semenyo exit looms

Bournemouth’s evolving recruitment picture has taken another intriguing turn with Brennan Johnson emerging as a discussed option, as reported by Sky Sports. With Antoine Semenyo edging closer to a £65m move to Manchester City, the need for pace, penetration and Premier League readiness is clear. Johnson offers all three, a winger shaped by top flight demands and big club expectations.

Spurs stance key to January outcome

Whether Tottenham are prepared to sell or sanction a loan remains uncertain, and that uncertainty shapes everything. Crystal Palace’s long standing interest only sharpens the competition. Sky Sports report a growing sense that Johnson’s name refuses to go away, which says plenty about his perceived upside. At 23, he represents immediacy and potential in equal measure, a combination Bournemouth increasingly crave.

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From a Bournemouth supporter’s perspective, this report lands somewhere between excitement and scepticism. Excitement because Brennan Johnson feels like a statement target, not a punt, not a project, but a player who has already handled the Premier League’s intensity. Scepticism because deals like this rarely break cleanly for clubs outside the established elite, especially when Spurs control the leverage.

There is also the Semenyo-shaped anxiety hanging over everything. Losing him for £65m softens the blow financially, but replacing that energy, directness and chaos factor is not straightforward. Johnson can carry the ball, stretch defences and arrive at the back post, but he has yet to truly explode at Spurs. Some fans will ask whether Bournemouth are buying potential again rather than guaranteed output.

A loan would feel safer, allowing Johnson to reset, rebuild confidence and prove he can be a focal point rather than a rotation option. A permanent deal would signal serious ambition, but also serious risk. Palace lurking only heightens nerves. For Bournemouth fans, this feels like one of those moments that defines a window. Get it right and momentum builds, get it wrong and the Semenyo void will feel even bigger.