A number of top clubs are believed to be monitoring Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo. Recent reports have revealed that there is a £65million release clause in his contract which kicks in this January, and that it would go further down come the end of the season.

Liverpool have been mentioned the most in that aspect, but according to The Times, the Premier League champions are reluctant to make their move mid-season, while Manchester City are considering whether to trigger the clause at the turn of the year. City boss Pep Guardiola is keen to ease the burden of scoring goals off Erling Haaland, who has struck 14 times in 13 matches in the English top flight so far, and he believes that it would help his team catch up with table toppers Arsenal over the course of the second half of the season.

City signing Semenyo would obviously represent a significant blow for Liverpool, who appear to be considering Semenyo as a part of their plans for the post-Mohamed Salah era.