Tottenham have been handed fresh hope in their pursuit of Antoine Semenyo with news that his contract contains a release clause.
According to talkSPORT, the Bournemouth star has a fixed fee in place with the Cherries braced for significant interest from the Premier League's biggest clubs.
While the south coast side are keen to keep this figure under wraps, it's good news for Spurs who will be desperate to snap up one of the top flight's most in-form stars.
Bournemouth Resigned to Losing Antoine Semenyo
The Cherries appear to be realistic about their prospects of keeping Semenyo given his electric form of late.
Last season, the forward racked up 13 goals and seven assists in 42 appearances for Bournemouth, leading to significant summer interest in the star.
Both Tottenham and Manchester United held talks with Semenyo over a move. However, Semenyo opted instead to sign a five-year contract at the Vitality Stadium to commit his future to his current employers.
The latest report has detailed that this deal includes a release clause, suggesting that Bournemouth knew that it was almost inevitable that the Ghanaian would eventually move on to bigger and better things.
Semenyo, who was hailed as 'world-class' by teammate Justin Kluivert, has done little to deter admiring glances this season, scoring six goals and providing three assists in nine games this term. That tally of nine goal contributions has only being bettered by Erling Haaland in the Premier League with the Manchester City star scoring nine goals and offering one assist. For Tottenham, the need for quality attacking reinforcements is clear.
Spurs are sitting third in the table with 13 goals scored in seven Premier League matches so far. However, attacking options are few and far between with Dominic Solanke struggling with injury and James Maddison a long-term absentee.
Richarlison has scored three times this term, Brennan Johnson has netted twice while Mohammed Kudus leads the assist charts with four to his name since arriving from West Ham.
With Tottenham hoping to compete for a top-four place in the Premier League while being competitive in the Champions League, Thomas Frank will be aware of the need for additional firepower given his current stars' inability to provide quality, consistent output during recent seasons.
If Spurs can beat Man United and their other Premier League rivals to Semenyo's signature, it may well prove to be a game-changer for the north Londoners.