Bournemouth's Semenyo Has £65m January Release Clause

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a £65m merchandise clause successful his statement that tin beryllium activated during nan first 2 weeks of nan January transportation window, BBC Sport has been told.

The Ghana world attracted liking from respective clubs including Manchester United and Tottenham successful nan summertime only for nan 25-year-old to sign a caller five-year deal astatine Vitality Stadium connected 1 July.

However, BBC Sport has learned that his caller statement contains a merchandise clause of £65m that tin beryllium triggered successful nan first 2 weeks of nan wintertime transportation model successful bid to let Bournemouth capable clip to switch their prima player.

The wintertime transportation model opens connected Thursday, 1 January 2026 for Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs and closes astatine 19:00 GMT connected Monday, 2 February.

Semenyo has been successful fantabulous shape successful nan Premier League this season, scoring six goals and providing 3 assists successful 11 appearances for Andoni Iraola's side.

Last play he deed double figures for nan first clip successful his profession - 11 goals successful nan convention and 13 successful each competitions.

Londoner Semenyo qualifies for Ghana done his father.

He was rejected by Arsenal, Spurs and Millwall arsenic a youngster earlier joining nan shot programme astatine SGS College successful Bristol, tally by erstwhile Leeds and Forest Green Rovers head Dave Hockaday.

Bristol City signed him successful 2017 but he needed indebtedness spells astatine Bath, Newport and Sunderland earlier breaking into nan Robins first squad during nan 2020-21 season.

In January 2023 he made a £10m move to Bournemouth and has been improving ever since.

Semenyo's goals helped Bournemouth decorativeness ninth past play but they sold 3 of their backmost 4 - Illia Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen - for almost £150m during nan summer.

They besides grounded to make goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's indebtedness move from Chelsea permanent, pinch nan Spaniard joining Arsenal alternatively - but keeping clasp of Semenyo has proved captious for nan nine this season.