The Athletic's resident renowned English transfer journalist David Ornstein, exclusively reported on Wednesday that Bournemouth's Ghanaian international winger Antoine Semenyo's contract includes a £65 million release clause that can be triggered in January.

According to Ornstein, Semenyo, who had only just renewed his contract with Bournemouth in July, has included a release clause in his new contract that allows him to potentially leave the club during the January transfer window.

This clause is only available to interested clubs during the first two weeks of January and consists of a fixed fee of £60 million plus £5 million in add-ons.

In the third week of January, the release clause will automatically close. After that, any club interested in signing Semenyo must submit an offer of at least £70 million to have a chance of signing the player, allowing Bournemouth ample time to find a replacement.

However, in this upcoming summer transfer window, Bournemouth has made an exception for other clubs, allowing them to sign Semenyo for a release clause slightly above £50 million.

Furthermore, Ornstein revealed that Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool have all expressed strong interest in signing Semenyo.

Both Manchester City and Spurs enquired about the player's transfer during this summer's transfer window, but the Cherries rejected all offers at the time.

Compared to the aforementioned two clubs, Ornstein said that Liverpool have long been interested in signing Semenyo.

He revealed that the Reds had already began closely monitoring Semenyo as early as last summer after sporting director Richard Hughes took over.

Liverpool have been waiting for the right opportunity to try and sign Semenyo, viewing him as one of the future successors to its legendary Egypt international right winger Mohamed Salah.

In any case, it's too early to discuss which club Semenyo is most likely to join, and the possibility of other overseas clubs joining the race for his transfer cannot be ruled out.

About Antoine Semenyo

The 25-year-old Antoine Semenyo was born on January 7, 2000, in Chelsea, London, England. He is 1.85 meters tall and primarily plays as a right winger, but can also play as a left winger or center forward. He holds dual British and Ghanaian citizenship.

As a child, Semenyo had trials at the youth academies of Arsenal, Millwall, Crystal Palace, and Tottenham Hotspur, but without success. Later, encouraged by former Blackpool legend Dave Hockaday, he joined the Bristol City youth academy at the age of 17.

After being promoted to the first team the following January, Semenyo was loaned-out to non-league club Bath City first  to gain playing experience.

After returning to Bristol City following his the end of his loan spell in May 2018, Semenyo completed his Bristol City first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in the final match of the 2017/18 season.

In July of the same year, Semenyo was loaned-out to Newport County.

During his loan spell at Newport County, Semenyo's outstanding performances helped the club pull off a shock win against Leicester City and a suprise draw against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.

Upon returning to Bristol City following his the end of his loan spell in February 2019, Semenyo began to earn playing time for the first-team.

On the the following year's the winter transfer window deadline day, Semenyo was loaned-out to Sunderland. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was prematurely ended, and his loan spell also ended early.

Upon returning to Bristol City following his the end of his loan spell in the summer of 2020, Semenyo officially became a regular starter for the first team.

Over the next two and a half years, Semenyo's outstanding performances attracted the attention of Southampton.

In January 2023, Semenyo joined Bournemouth for £10 million.

Since becoming a member of the Cherries, Semenyo has made 101 appearances for the Premier League dark horse in all competitions so far, scoring 28 goals and providing 13 assists.