Antoine Semenyo is already good friends with one Tottenham star amid a £65m release clause reveal

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Tottenham Hotspur may have one ace up their sleeve as the race for Antoine Semenyo heats up ahead of the January window.

It emerged on Monday that a £65m release clause in Semenyo’s contract becomes active in January, and it is hard to imagine that clause not being activated by one of the big boys, given the winger’s form for Bournemouth this season.

Many Tottenham fans have urged the club to pay Semenyo’s release clause, and reports indicate that the Lilywhites may indeed be prepared to do that.

Some sources have suggested that signing a top-class winger is a top priority for Spurs in January, with the Bournemouth winger’s name thought to be near the top of their wishlist.

Mohammed Kudus may be Tottenham’s secret weapon in Antoine Semenyo pursuit

There is no doubt that Thomas Frank’s men will have a lot of competition for the Cherries star, who is allegedly on the radar of several big clubs.

It has been reported over recent days that Liverpool and Man City are ready to battle Spurs for Semenyo, while other outlets have also suggested that Man United are plotting a move for the Tottenham target.

However, the Lilywhites may have one ace up their sleeve as Mohammed Kudus is an international teammate of Semenyo with Ghana, and by the looks of it, the pair are also very close off the pitch.

Here is a video of the Bournemouth man mocking the Spurs star on international duty in September after Andoni Iraola’s men won 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs fans would hope that Kudus can convince his friend to join him at N17 rather than head to Anfield, Old Trafford or the Etihad Stadium.

What do Spurs have to do to land Semenyo?

It appears that the biggest threat to Tottenham in the race for the Bournemouth man is likely to come from Liverpool.

According to reports, Arne Slot’s men view Semenyo as a potential long-term heir to Mohammed Salah, and that is a proposition that the Cherries man may find difficult to turn down.

For Spurs to stand any chance of beating the likes of Liverpool to the 25-year-old, they would have to be in or around the top four by January and with one foot in the knockout stages of the Champions League.