On an afternoon in which Tottenham Hotspur unveiled Xavi Simons, the moment was overshadowed by their defeat to Bournemouth.
Xavi Simons is a huge coup for Thomas Frank’s team, but Spurs’ 1-0 defeat against the Cherries proves that more is still required.
The North London club mustered just five shots on target to Bournemouth’s 19, highlighting their need for further attacking reinforcements.
But on show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was one of Spurs’ summer targets, and he proved Daniel Levy was wrong not to pay up the funds to sign him.
Antoine Semenyo proves Tottenham made a £60m blunder
Antoine Semenyo’s display against Tottenham Hotspur proved that the North London club were wrong not to ensure that he ended up joining them.
TBR Football revealed back in June that Semenyo was a key target for Tottenham; however, Bournemouth’s valuation put them off from doing a deal.
Spurs were unwilling to pay over £60 million to sign the winger, having paid the Cherries the same amount to sign Dominic Solanke the summer prior.
But so far this season, the 25-year-old has been on fire, scoring a brace against Liverpool, getting an assist against Wolves and having an electric display against Tottenham.
Pedro Porro had a torrid afternoon up against the Ghanaian international, who caused him so many problems throughout the match.
The winger completed the joint-highest number of dribbles in the game, along with Spurs’ £55 million signing, Mohammed Kudus.
Kudus is a national teammate of the Bournemouth star, and he will be pretty gutted that Spurs did not try harder to sign him.
Earlier this week, TBR Football was informed that Bournemouth laughed off suggestions that Semenyo could leave for Tottenham, amid reports of a renewed interest.
Tottenham need to step up pursuit of Savinho or Ademola Lookman
Tottenham now have just under 48 hours to finalise their transfer activity, and in that time, they need to step up their pursuit of Savinho or Ademola Lookman.
TBR Football understands that Lookman told Tottenham he’s back on the market following the collapse of his move to Inter Milan.
The 27-year-old is now a strong option for Spurs in the final few hours of the summer window and could be the perfect fit for the left winger.
Savinho is very disappointed at Man City for blocking his move to Tottenham and made it clear to the former Premier League champions over his stance. The Brazilian was keen to make the switch to Spurs.