There is a three-way battle on between Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool for a player who enjoyed an eye-catching season in the Premier League last time round.
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo scored 11 Premier League goals and 13 in all competitions as he continued to impress for the Cherries.
The 25-year-old signed from Bristol City in January 2023 and has been gradually improving on the step up to the top flight.
His performances have been good enough to attract some heavyweight attention, with Bournemouth now facing a battle to keep hold of the Ghana international.
Sky Sports report that Tottenham and Manchester United are both showing an interest in Semenyo, while he was already believed to be on Liverpool’s list of targets.
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The report states that the forward’s preference is a move to a Champions League club, which will leave Manchester United at a disadvantage, but the Red Devils retain significant pulling power, despite their disastrous last season.
Spurs and United are also scrapping it out for the signature of Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and whichever club wins that race will have an impact on Semenyo’s future.
Manchester United are more focussed on the Bees star than the Cherries forward and it is unlikely they would move for Semenyo if they are successful in snapping up Mbeumo.
Any club wanting to sign Semenyo this summer will have to spend big, with Bournemouth keen to keep hold of a player they paid £10m for.
The Sun reported in March that the Cherries would ask for £75m from any interested party.
Semenyo had a trial with Spurs as a teenager, as he did at Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Fulham, all of which were unsuccessful before he was eventually given a chance by Bristol City.
He used those disappointments as motivation, telling Football Focus last year: ‘As a 15- or 16-year-old, you don’t know how to cope with your emotions – being so high, being so upset all the time.
‘I did have a lot of doubts but I had positive parents. They always told me life’s not always going to be roses.
‘They are all experiences that you have to go through. But it’s definitely helped me and motivated me to this day.’
Antoine Semenyo Premier League stats
Appearances: 81
Goals: 20
Assists: 7
Yellow cards: 15
Red cards: 0
Bournemouth have already sold Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid this summer for £50m and Milos Kerkez is expected to leave for Liverpool for around £40m.
The significant departures mean the Cherries will not have to sell and will not want to lose any further players from Andoni Iraola’s starting XI.
Their impressive season under the Spaniard was well observed, though, with Illya Zabarnyi another player targeted for a big move.
Champions League winners PSG are keen on the Ukrainian defender, who Bournemouth signed from Dynamo Kiev in 2023.