Semenyo To Man City For £64m Despite Liverpool Twist
Semenyo To Man City For £64m Despite Liverpool Twist
Semenyo scored a dramatic late winner on his final appearance for Bournemouth on Wednesday, firing in from outside the box to earn a 3-2 victory over Tottenham.
It served as the perfect send-off for a player who many hoped would be joining Liverpool in the January transfer window.
Antoine Semenyo to Man City: No “twist” for Liverpool
- The final fee:Man City are set to pay a guaranteed£62.5mto sign Antoine Semenyo. The deal was structured to avoid his £65m release clause.
- Medical in progress:Despite Jamie Redknapp’s hints at a Liverpool “twist,” Semenyo arrived in Manchester onThursday morningto undergo his medical.
- What next for Liverpool:There is no suggestion of a move for a new forward this January despite injury toAlexander IsakandMo is wrong‘s absence.
But instead the 26-year-old winger is undergoing a medical on Thursday ahead of an initial £62.5 million move to rivals Man City.
The Athletic‘s David Ornstein reports that the deal does not involved Semenyo’s release clause being triggered, with the two clubs instead brokering an agreement which will earn Bournemouth slightly due to the payment structure.
Semenyo’s move to the Etihad should be confirmed this week, with reports on Thursday morning pulling the rug out from under Jamie Redknapp after surprising claims on
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What Jamie Redknapp said about Antoine Semenyo Liverpool transfer ‘twist’
Redknapp, who played for both Bournemouth and Liverpool, claimed during the broadcast of the win over Tottenham that he had “heard there might be a little bit of a twist.”
“I think Liverpool could still be in the equation,” he claimed.
“Why they haven’t come in perhaps as strongly, I’m quite surprised, because if you look at that position, with Mohamed Salahif you’ve got a player of that quality (like Semenyo), why wouldn’t you be in for him?
“I’m not saying this is a Sky Sports ‘breaking news’ moment, but I’ve heard tonight that it might not be the foregone conclusion that everyone’s talking about and he’s going to have a medical at Man City.
“There might still be a little twist.”
Transfer Guide: Liverpool’s Antoine Semenyo Alternatives 2026
| Player | Age | Market Value |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Olise | 24 | €130m (£112.5m) |
| Bradley Barcola | 23 | €70m (£60.6m) |
| Rodrygo | 24 | €60m (£52m) |
| Yan Diomande | 19 | €45m (£39m) |
| Yankuba Minteh | 21 | €40m (£34.6m) |
| Malick Fofana | 20 | €38m (£32.9m) |
* Values sourced from Transfermarkt.
Thei Paper‘s Mark Douglas – a reliable source when it comes to Bournemouth – was among those to respond on
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Redknapp is right, of course, in questioning exactly why Liverpool haven’t pursued a deal for Semenyo, who is this season’s third-top scorer in the Premier League with 10 goals and can play across the front line.
Liverpool spent heavily on Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz over the summer but still left Arne Slot short of wide options.
That has been magnified since Salah’s absence from the side and a struggle for form for Cody Agat on the left wing, with neither Federico Chiesa nor Ngumoha River trusted to start regularly.
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Author: uaetodaynews
Published on: 2026-01-08 17:24:00
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