Antoine Semenyo’s form for Bournemouth last season has seen him become one of Tottenham Hotspur’s main transfer targets.
Spurs are keen to strengthen their squad ahead of their return to the Champions League next season, and an upgrade on the right flank is high on their priority list despite Brennan Johnson‘s contributions.
Johnson scored the goal which won the Europa League Final for Spurs in May and booked their place in Europe’s elite, but Thomas Frank was hopeful that Tottenham would be able to strike a deal for Semenyo.
Tottenham had been hesitant to spend over £70million on Semenyo after the Ghanaian’s 13 goals and seven assists in all competitions last term, but new developments could drive that price up even further.
Semenyo sends message as new Bournemouth agreement struck
Mick Brown told Football Insider on 27 June that Tottenham were weighing up an outlay of £70m on Solanke this summer, having also broken their previous transfer record to sign a Bournemouth player.
Dominic Solanke‘s move to North London set Spurs back £65m last summer, but it’s now unlikely that Semenyo will be joining him any time soon after he agreed a new five-year contract with the Cherries.
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Bournemouth confirmed Semenyo’s new deal on Tuesday after months of speculation over his future, and the 25-year-old posted on Instagram (1 July) with a simple message to their supporters.
Solanke was one of several former Bournemouth players to like Semenyo’s post, which said: “The mission continues. Let’s get to work”.
Semenyo snub leaves Tottenham back at square one
Football Insider Verdict
Tottenham won’t be the only club left disappointed by Semenyo’s new contract and he joins a long list of right-wing targets to reject Newcastle so far this summer, and it remains to be seen what Spurs do next.
Dejan Kulusevski’s move into attacking midfield has left Spurs without much depth on that flank, with Tottenham in pursuit of West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus as a potential alternative to Semenyo.