Although Tottenham Hotspur are third in the Premier League at the October international break and have shown marked improvements under Thomas Frank after a successful summer transfer window, there is still a lot of work to be done before Spurs can come close to reaching their ultimate goal of competing for Premier League and Champions League titles.
Their most glaring need heading into the next transfer windows is on the left wing, as the spot vacated by Son Heung-min has yet to be filled despite the promise that youngsters Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert can potentially bring in about three to five years.
Tottenham need a solution here and now. Mohammed Kudus has been on fire on the right side of the formation, but the former West Ham standout needs a lot more help on the left side in order for Tottenham to have a truly dangerous and balanced attack with some semblance of real week-to-week consistency.
Kudus's Ghanian national teammate Antoine Semenyo was actually linked to Spurs more closely in the summer before Tottenham ultimately went after the ex-Ajax man. Semenyo was a breakout star for Bournemouth in the 2024/25 season, but his stock has only risen in 2025/26 with the Cherries playing even better football - including embarrassing Spurs on Matchday 3.
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Only Erling Haaland has more goal contributions than Semenyo's nine, split more evenly between six goals and three assists. The explosive dribbler has been a mainstay on both the left and right flanks for Bournemouth, so he could be an ideal solution for Tottenham on the left wing opposite of Kudus. With Savinho now tied to Manchester City for the foreseeable future, Semenyo is 100 percent the best Premier League winger on the transfer market going forward.
That, then, begets the problem of demand and a sky-high asking price that will be over 75 million pounds. Manchester United, Liverpool, and the other big clubs in England will be after Semenyo, and since he is so important to Bournemouth, who could make it to Europe this season, the Cherries have no reason to sell.
There are, however, two other reasons beyond cost, which may be less onerous to Spurs with Daniel Levy gone, that could make a deal difficult. This may sound silly, but it is important to Spurs. Semenyo is a self-admitted Arsenal fan, and after being burned by Eberechi Eze this summer in their transfer pursuit, Spurs are going to think long and hard about going for someon who dreams of their hated North London rivals instead. It's just not worth the trouble.
But then there's also the issue of having both Semenyo and Kudus on the team. When they are both available, that's great and a match made in heaven. The thing is, when both are on AFCON duties in the middle of the season, how many dropped points will that be? Can Tottenham function without both superstar wingers and with Dejan Kulusevski and, say, Mathys Tel as the starters? And what if Kulu gets injured again? Is Brennan Johnson someone they can trust?
These are all questions that make Semenyo less appealing in reality than he is on paper. That's not to say Semenyo shouldn't still be on the Tottenham transfer radar in 2026, but these are reasons that take Semenyo down a notch from a slam-dunk dream target to a good target with some valid question marks.